“Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of your ancestor David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
Acts 10:31 - New Revised Standard Version He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and harkened to, and your donations to the poor have been known and preserved before God [so that He heeds and is about to help you]. American Standard Version (1901) and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. Common English Bible He said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayers, and your compassionate acts are like a memorial offering to him. Catholic Public Domain Version 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your almsgiving has been remembered in the sight of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. |
“Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of your ancestor David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
He said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.
At the beginning of your supplications a word went out, and I have come to declare it, for you are greatly beloved. So consider the word and understand the vision:
and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. After taking from it a handful of the choice flour and oil, with all its frankincense, the priest shall turn this token portion into smoke on the altar, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
The priest shall remove from the grain offering its token portion and turn this into smoke on the altar, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
You shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall scoop up a handful of it as its memorial portion, and turn this into smoke on the altar, with the offerings by fire to the Lord; it is a sin offering.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o'clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.
Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’
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.
I have been paid in full and have more than enough; I am fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.