Acts 10:2

New English Translation

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.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him.”

1 Kings 8:43

Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.

2 Chronicles 6:33

Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 1:5

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s customary practice.

Psalm 102:15

The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

Psalm 119:2

How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

Psalm 25:5

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

Psalm 41:1

How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

Psalm 55:17

During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Psalm 86:3

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

Psalm 88:1

O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

Isaiah 59:19

In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.

Daniel 6:10

When Daniel realized that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. Three times daily he was kneeling and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.

Daniel 6:16

So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den of lions. The king consoled Daniel by saying, “Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!”

Daniel 6:20

As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?”

Daniel 6:26

I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

Luke 2:25

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Acts 10:22

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.”

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

Acts 10:35

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

Acts 10:4

Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

Acts 10:7

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

Acts 11:14

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

Acts 13:16

So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said, “Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

Acts 13:26

Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Acts 13:50

But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.

Acts 2:5

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.

Acts 22:12

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

Acts 8:2

Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

Acts 9:11

Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Acts 9:31

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

Colossians 4:2

Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

constantly pray,

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

Joshua 24:15

If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Revelation 15:4

Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.”