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Acts 10:4

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10:4Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius10 replied,11 “What is it, Lord?” The angel12 said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity13 have gone up as a memorial14 before God.

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Footnotes

  1. 10 Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 11 Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.
  3. 12 Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 13 Or “your gifts to the needy.”
  5. 14 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).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.

And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he stared at him and became terrified and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.