Acts 10:2

Acts 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
• New International Version (NIV)He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

Context of Acts 10:2

1There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment. He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God. 3About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.” 4Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

Acts 10:2 word by word

εὐσεβὴς καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν θεὸν σὺν παντὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας πολλὰς τῷ λαῷ καὶ δεόμενος τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ παντός·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• devoutεὐσεβήςeusebēs · piousG2152
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• one that fearedφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• whichτεte · and/bothG5037
• gaveποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• almsἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunē · charityG1654
• to the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• prayedδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
• alwayδιαπαντόςdiapantos · alwaysG1275

Cross-references for Acts 10:2

• Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.
• Acts 2:5Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, devout people from every nation under heaven.
• Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
• Acts 13:50But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
• Acts 16:14A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
• Acts 22:12Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good reputation with all the Jews living there,
• Luke 2:25There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
• Acts 10:35but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
• Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
• Acts 13:16Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen!
• 1 Kings 8:43may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks. Then all peoples of earth will know your name, to fear you as your people Israel do and to know that this temple I have built bears your name.
• 2 Chronicles 6:33may you hear in heaven in your dwelling place, and do all the foreigner asks you. Then all the peoples of the earth will know your name, to fear you as your people Israel do and know that this temple I have built bears your name.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
• Psalms 102:15Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory,
• Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.
• Isaiah 59:19They will fear the name of the Lord in the west and his glory in the east; for he will come like a rushing stream driven by the wind of the Lord.

Commentaries on Acts 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A devout man - , from , well, and , I worship. A person who worships the true God, and is no idolater. One that feared God - , One who was acquainted with the true God, by means of his word and laws; who respected these laws, and would not dare to offend his Maker and his Judge. This is necessarily implied in the fear of God. With all his house - He took care to instruct his family in the knowledge which he himself had received; and to establish the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A devout man - Pious, or one who maintained the worship of God. See the notes on Luke 2:25. Compare Acts 2:5; Acts 8:2. And one that feared God - This is often a designation of piety. See notes on Acts 9:31. It has been supposed by many that the expressions here used denote that Cornelius was a Jew, or was instructed in the Jewish religion, and was a proselyte. But this by no means follows. It is probable that there might have been among the Gentiles a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2devout and God-fearing: Gentiles described as God-fearing admired Judaism's high ethical standards. However, they were not ready to undergo circumcision or fully convert to Judaism (see 13:43). Christianity appealed to these Gentiles who worshiped God (18:7; see 13:48; 16:30; 17:4, 12, 17). These individuals were open to the message of the gospel that announced that “there is peace with God through Jesus Christ” (10:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-48We here enter on an entirely new phase of the Christian Church, the "opening of the door of faith to the Gentiles"; in other words, the recognition of Gentile, on terms of perfect equality with Jewish, discipleship without the necessity of circumcision. Some beginnings appear to have been already made in this direction (see on Ac 11:20, 21); and Saul probably acted on this principle from the first, both in Arabia and in Syria and Cilicia. But had he been…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:2

• Alms
• Beneficence
• Catholicity
• Character
• Family
• Fear of God
• Heathen
• Obedience
• Poor
• Prayer
• Prayerfulness

In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Alms
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Proselyte
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree

Commentaries on Acts 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings