Acts 10:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

1 Kings 8:43

then hear in heaven your dwelling place and do whatever the foreigners ask of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and so they may know that your name has been invoked on this house that I have built.

2 Chronicles 6:33

then hear from heaven your dwelling place and do whatever the foreigners ask of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and so they may know that your name has been invoked on this house that I have built.

Job 1:1

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

Job 1:5

And when the feast days had run their course, Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all, for Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This is what Job always did.

Psalm 102:15

The nations will fear the name of the Lord and all the kings of the earth your glory.

Psalm 119:2

Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart,

Psalm 25:5

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.

Psalm 41:1

Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.

Psalm 55:17

Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he will hear my voice.

Psalm 86:3

be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all day long.

Psalm 88:1

O Lord, God of my salvation, at night, when I cry out before you,

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you should take hold of the one without letting go of the other, for the one who fears God shall succeed with both.

Isaiah 59:19

So those in the west shall fear the name of the Lord, and those in the east, his glory, for he will come like a pent-up stream that the wind of the Lord drives on.

Daniel 6:10

Although Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he continued to go to his house, which had windows in its upper room open toward Jerusalem, and to get down on his knees three times a day to pray to his God and praise him, just as he had done previously.

Daniel 6:16

Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!”

Daniel 6:20

When he came near the den where Daniel was, he cried out anxiously to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God whom you faithfully serve been able to deliver you from the lions?”

Daniel 6:26

I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people shall tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

Luke 2:25

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.

Acts 10:22

They answered, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish people, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.”

Acts 10:31

He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.

Acts 10:35

but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.

Acts 10:4

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

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him,

Acts 11:14

he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

Acts 13:16

So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak: “Fellow Israelites and others who fear God, listen.

Acts 13:26

“Brothers and sisters, you descendants of Abraham’s family and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

Acts 13:50

But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the official of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, together with all his household, and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul became believers and were baptized.

Acts 2:5

Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem.

Acts 22:12

“A certain Ananias, who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

Acts 9:11

The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying,

Acts 9:31

Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.

Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

pray without ceasing,

James 1:5

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.

Joshua 24:15

Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Revelation 15:4

Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have been revealed.”