and he said,'Cornelius,your prayerhas been heardand your almshave been rememberedbeforeGod.
And fixing his gazeon him and beingmuch alarmed,he said,"Whatis it, Lord?"And he saidto him, "Your prayersand almshave ascendedas a memorialbeforeGod.
But the angelsaidto him, "Do not be afraid,Zacharias,for your petitionhas been heard,and your wifeElizabethwill bearyou a son,and you will givehim the nameJohn.
Then he saidto me, "Do not be afraid,Daniel,for from the firstdaythat you setyour hearton understanding[this] and on humblingyourself beforeyour God,your wordswere heard,and I have comein response to your words.
"At the beginningof your supplicationsthe commandwas issued,and I have cometo tell[you], for you are highlyesteemed;so giveheedto the messageand gainunderstandingof the vision.
WhenHe had takenthe book,the fourliving creaturesand the twenty-foureldersfell downbeforethe Lamb,each oneholdinga harpand goldenbowlsfullof incense,whichare the prayersof the saints.
"Goand sayto Hezekiah,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will addfifteenyearsto your life.
He shall bringit to the priest,and the priestshall takehis handfulof it as its memorialportionand offer[it] up in smokeon the altar,with the offeringsof the LORDby fire:it is a sinoffering.
The priestthen shall takeup from the grain offeringits memorialportion,and shall offer[it] up in smokeon the altar[as] an offeringby fireof a soothingaromato the LORD.
He shall then bringit to Aaron'ssonsthe priests;and shall takefrom it his handfulof its fineflourand of its oilwith allof its frankincense.And the priestshall offer[it] up in smoke[as] its memorialportionon the altar,an offeringby fireof a soothingaromato the LORD.
But I have receivedeverythingin fulland have an abundance;I am amply supplied,having receivedfrom Epaphrodituswhat you have sent,a fragrantaroma,an acceptablesacrifice,well-pleasingto God.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
Corneliussaid,"Fourdaysagoto thishour,I was prayingin my houseduring the ninth hour;and behold,a manstoodbeforeme in shininggarments,
Thereforesendto Joppaand inviteSimon,whois also calledPeter,to come to you; he is stayingat the houseof Simon[the] tannerby the sea.'
