Psalms 85:13

85:13 Deliverance goes 1  before him,

and prepares 2  a pathway for him. 3 

Acts 10:4

10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius 4  replied, 5  “What is it, Lord?” The angel 6  said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity 7  have gone up as a memorial 8  before God.

Acts 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity 9  have been remembered before God. 10 

Acts 10:35

10:35 but in every nation 11  the person who fears him 12  and does what is right 13  is welcomed before him.

1 tn Or “will go.”

2 tn Or “will prepare.”

3 tn Heb “and it prepares for a way his footsteps.” Some suggest emending וְיָשֵׂם (vÿyasem, “and prepares”) to וְשָׁלוֹם (vÿshalom, “and peace”) since “deliverance” and “peace” are closely related earlier in v. 13. This could be translated, “and peace [goes ahead, making] a pathway for his footsteps” (cf. NEB).

4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

7 tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

8 sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

9 tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

10 sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.

11 sn See Luke 24:47.

12 tn Or “shows reverence for him.”

13 tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.