ACTS 10:31 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.”
and said, 'Cornelius, God has heard your prayers and remembered your gifts to the poor.'—the angel's word repeats the theological assurance (10:4): Cornelius's piety is heard and remembered before God. The verb 'remembered' (emnēsthē) suggests God's covenant fidelity; Cornelius is brought within the orbit of God's remembering people. His alms are 'anamnesis' before God—memorial offerings.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:31
and said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter: he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the seaside: who, when he comes, shall speak unto you. Immediately therefore I sent to you; and you have well done that you have come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded you of God. Acts 10:31-33 (b) See…
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