"And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms a…" — Acts 10:4

Acts 10:4 · KJV

“And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.”

— Acts 10:4

Verse 3

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

Verse 5

And now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon, whose surname is Peter:

Acts 10 — Context

{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon, whose surname is Peter:

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

Cross References

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Hebrews 6:10

For God {is} not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Acts 10:31

And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

Malachi 3:16

Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard {it}, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee {as} incense; {and} the lifting up of my hands {as} the evening sacrifice. {set...: Heb. directed}

Revelation 8:4

And the smoke of the incense, {which came} with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

Luke 1:12-13

And when Zacharias saw {him}, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

Hebrews 13:16

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.