Acts 10:2 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:2

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A devout man - Ευσεβης, from ευ, well, and σεβομαι, I worship. A person who worships the true God, and is no idolater. One that feared God - Φοβουμενος τον Θεον, 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 worship of God in his house.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was about the ninth hour of the day, at three of the clock in the afternoon, which is with us an hour of business and conversation; but then, because it was in the temple the time of offering the evening sacrifice, it was made by devout people an hour of prayer, to intimate that all our prayers are to be offered up in the virtue of the great sacrifice.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εὐσεβὴς	eusebēs	devout	G2152 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φοβούμενος	phoboumenos	fearing	G5399 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸν	theon	God	G2316 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
παντὶ	panti	all	G3956 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
οἴκῳ	oikō	household	G3624 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	G846 →
ποιῶν	poiōn	doing	G4160 →
ἐλεημοσύνας	eleēmosunas	alms	G1654 →
πολλὰς	pollas	many	G4183 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
λαῷ	laō	people	G2992 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δεόμενος	deomenos	praying	G1189 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	to God	G2316 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
παντός·	pantos	all [times];	G3956 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 10:4
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
leads to
- Philippians 4:6
  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Acts 10:31
  and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- Malachi 3:16
  At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD…
- Psalms 141:2
  May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
Through
Acts 10:35
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
leads to
- 1 John 2:29
  If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
- Romans 10:12–13
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- Acts 15:9
  He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.