but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

They said, “Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”