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

1Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts 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

• a devoutεὐσεβήςeusebēs · piousG2152
• one who fearedφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• with allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• his householdοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• charitableἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunē · charityG1654
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• continuallyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223

Cross-references for Acts 10:2

• Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,
• Acts 2:5Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him.
• Acts 13:50But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.
• Acts 16:14A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
• Acts 22:12“Now a certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
• Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Acts 10:35but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
• Acts 9:31So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing.
• Acts 13:16Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:
• 1 Kings 8:43hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and act in accordance with all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, to fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.
• 2 Chronicles 6:33then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, and fear You as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.
• Psalms 102:15So 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 one thing while not letting go of the other; for one who fears God comes out with both of them.
• Isaiah 59:19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun, For He will come like a rushing stream Which the wind of the Lord drives.

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

• God
• 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