Acts 10:4

Context
10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius¹ replied,² “What is it, Lord?” The angel³ said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity⁴ have gone up as a memorial⁵ before God.

Acts 10:31

Context
10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity⁶ have been remembered before God.⁷

Acts 10:35

Context
10:35 but in every nation⁸ the person who fears him⁹ and does what is right¹⁰ is welcomed before him.

[10:4] ¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4] ²tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

[10:4] ³tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4] ⁴tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:4] ⁵sn 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).

[10:31] ⁶tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:31] ⁷sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.

[10:35] ¹¹sn See Luke 24:47.

[10:35] ¹²tn Or “shows reverence for him.”

[10:35] ¹³tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.