and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

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.”