Acts 10:1-4

1Now there was a man in 1Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was 2called the Italian 3cohort,

2a devout man and 4one who feared God with all his household, and 5made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

3About 6the 7ninth hour of the day he clearly saw 8in a vision 9an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

4And he 10looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts 11have ascended 12as a memorial offering before God.