Acts 10:31 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thy prayer is heard - See the note on Act 10:4. Cornelius prayed, fasted, and gave alms. It was in this way he looked for salvation; not to purchase it: a thought of this kind does not appear to have entered into his mind; but these were the means he used to get his soul brought to the knowledge of the truth. The reader must recollect that in the case of Cornelius there was no open vision; he used the light and power which God had already given; and behold how mightily God increased his gifts!

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φησίν·	phēsin	said;	G5346 →
Κορνήλιε,	Kornēlie	Cornelius,	G2883 →
εἰσηκούσθη	eisēkousthē	has been heard	G1522 →
σου	sou	your	G4771 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
προσευχὴ	proseuchē	prayer	G4335 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
ἐλεημοσύναι	eleēmosunai	alms	G1654 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
ἐμνήσθησαν	emnēsthēsan	was remembered	G3403 →
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	before	G1799 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.	theou	God.	G2316 →

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.
Through
Daniel 10:12
“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
leads to
- Daniel 10:19
  “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 10:30–31
  Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
Through
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:21
  So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
- Psalms 113:9
  He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
- Genesis 25:21
  Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- Psalms 127:3–5
  Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.