Acts 10:2

He ¹  was a devout, God-fearing man, ²  as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people ³  and prayed to God regularly.

Ge 18:19; Jos 24:15; 1Ki 8:43; 2Ch 6:33; Job 1:1; Job 1:5; Ps 25:5,8,9; Ps 41:1; Ps 55:17; Ps 86:3; Ps 88:1; Ps 101:6-8; Ps 102:15; Ps 119:2; Pr 2:3-5; Ec 7:18; Isa 58:7,8; Isa 59:19; Da 6:10,16,20; Da 6:26; Mt 7:7,8; Lu 2:25; Lu 7:4,5; Lu 18:1; Ac 2:5; Ac 8:2; Ac 9:11; Ac 9:31; Ac 9:36; Ac 10:4,22,31; Ac 10:7,22; Ac 10:7; Ac 10:35; Ac 13:16,26; Ac 13:50; Ac 16:14; Ac 16:15; Ac 18:8; Ac 22:12; Ro 15:26,27; 2Co 9:8-15; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; Jas 1:5; Re 15:4

¹ tn In the Greek text this represents a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.

² sn The description of Cornelius as a devout, God-fearing man probably means that he belonged to the category called “God-fearers,” Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 43-44, and Sir 11:17; 27:11; 39:27.

³ tn Or “gave many gifts to the poor.” This was known as “giving alms,” or acts of mercy (Sir 7:10; BDAG 315-16 s.v. ἐλεημοσύνη).