A wise person understands these things.\par A smart person should learn these things.\par The Lord’s ways are right.\par Good people will live by them.\par Sinners will die by them. {\cf2\super [153]} \par
Acts 10:22 - Easy To Read Version The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. Cornelius is an army officer. {\cf2\super [208]} He is a good man; he worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. The angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house so that he can listen to the things you have to say.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said, Cornelius, a centurion (captain) who is just and upright and in right standing with God, being God-fearing and obedient and well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, has been instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house; and he has received in answer [to prayer] a warning to listen to and act upon what you have to say. American Standard Version (1901) And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee. Common English Bible They replied, “We’ve come on behalf of Cornelius, a centurion and righteous man, a God-worshipper who is well-respected by all Jewish people. A holy angel directed him to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they said: "Cornelius, a centurion, a just and God-fearing man, who has good testimony from the entire nation of the Jews, received a message from a holy Angel to summon you to his house and to listen to words from you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who said: Cornelius, a centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and having good testimony from all the nation of the Jews, received an answer of an holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. |
A wise person understands these things.\par A smart person should learn these things.\par The Lord’s ways are right.\par Good people will live by them.\par Sinners will die by them. {\cf2\super [153]} \par
This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”
Mary’s husband, Joseph, was a good man. He did not want to bring shame to Mary before the people. So he planned to divorce her secretly.
But God warned the wise men in a dream. God warned them not to go back to Herod. {\cf2\super [24]} So the wise men went home to their own country a different way.
Herod was afraid to kill John. Herod knew that all the people thought John was a good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. But John’s message always bothered Herod.
A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man that truly worshiped God. Simeon was waiting for the time when God would come to help Israel (the Jews). The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [35]} was in him.
If any person is ashamed of me and my teaching, then I {\cf2\super [171]} will be ashamed of that person. I will be ashamed of that person at the time I come with my glory and with the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
I tell you the truth. The person that accepts anyone I send also accepts me. And the person that accepts me also accepts the One who sent me.”
“I pray for these men. But I am also praying for all people that will believe in me because of the teaching of these men.
I gave these men the teachings that you gave me. They accepted those teachings. They know that I truly came from you. And they believed that you sent me.
“I tell you the truth. If a person hears what I say and believes in the One (God) who sent me, that person has life forever. That person will not be judged guilty. He has already left death and has entered into life.
It is not the body that gives a person life. It is the spirit that gives life. The things I told you are spirit. And so these things give life.
Simon Peter answered Jesus, “Lord, where would we go? You have the things that give life forever.
Cornelius was a good (religious) man. He and all the other people that lived in his home worshiped the true God. He gave much of his money to help the Jewish poor people. Cornelius prayed to God always.
So Peter went downstairs to the men. He said, “I am the man you are looking for. Why did you come here?”
Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was praying in my house. It was at this same time—three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, there was a man (angel) standing before me. He was wearing bright, shiny clothes.
So I sent for you immediately. It was very good of you to come here. Now we are all here before God to hear everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”
Simon is staying with a man, also named Simon, who is a leatherworker. {\cf2\super [203]} He has a house beside the sea.”
He will speak to you. The things he will say will save you and all your family.’
“In Damascus a man named Ananias {\cf2\super [438]} came to me. Ananias was a man that truly worshiped God; he obeyed the law \{of Moses\}. All the Jews who lived there respected him.
I have the same hope in God that these Jews have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will be raised from death.
So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your own men. They must be men that people say are good. They must be full of wisdom and full of the Spirit. {\cf2\super [109]} We will give them this work to do.
The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. Like the Scripture {\cf2\super [11]} says, “The person that is right with God by faith will live forever.” {\cf2\super [12]}
So we think about the things we cannot see, not what we see. The things we see continue only a short time. And the things we cannot see will continue forever.
This command is not on the other side of the sea so that you should say, ‘Who will go across the sea for us and bring it to us, so that we can hear it and do it?’
An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church. Then he will not be criticized by other people and be caught in the devil’s trap.
The person who is right with me (God)\par will have life because of his faith.\par But if that person turns back \{in fear\},\par I will not be pleased with him.” {\cf2\super [142]} \par \i (Habakkuk 2:3-4)\i0 \par
God was pleased with those people who lived a long time ago, because they had faith like this.
You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn {\cf2\super [167]} children. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.
I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets {\cf2\super [11]} spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles. {\cf2\super [12]}
That person will drink the wine of God’s anger. This wine is prepared with all its strength in the cup of God’s anger. That person will be tortured (hurt) with burning sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb.