Acts 10:4

Plain English Version

Cornelius looked at the angel and was frightened of him. He asked him, “What do you want, boss?” The angel said, “Cornelius, God heard you pray and saw you give money and things to poor people. It is like you gave that money and those things to God, so God is thinking about you.

Cross References

Luke 1:29

This worried Mary. She thought, “What’s he talking about?”

Acts 10:31

And he said to me, ‘Cornelius, God heard you pray, and he knows that you give money and things to poor people.

Acts 14:9

As Paul was talking to the people there, that crippled man was sitting there listening to him. Paul looked straight at him, and when he saw that man’s face, he knew that the man believed that Jesus can make him better.

Acts 22:10

Then I said, ‘What do you want me to do, boss?’ He said, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. A man there will tell you everything that I picked you to do.’

Acts 3:4

Peter and John looked straight at that man, and Peter said, “Look at us.”

Philippians 4:18

But right now I have everything I need, and even more than I need. You are so good to me. You gave lots of money and things to Epafroditus to bring to me. But you didn’t only give them to me. You gave them to God. They are the right sort of gift, a really nice one, so he is very happy.

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything, but pray to God and ask him for everything you need. And always thank God for what he has already done.

1 Samuel 3:10

God came and stood close to him, and he said the same thing again, “Samuel.” Samuel said, “Yes, God, talk to me. I’m listening to you.”