Acts 10:22

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Summary

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Cornelius

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Bible References

Cornelius

Now a Captain of the Italian Regiment, named Cornelius, was quartered at Caesarea.

A just

and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,

For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."

But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."

to the great festal gathering and Church of the first-born, whose names are recorded in Heaven, and to a Judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,

Of good

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.

"And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,

And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.

For by it the saints of old won God's approval.

The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.

And to

He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, who has a house close to the sea."

He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"

"In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.

It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.

In most solemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."

For the truths which Thou didst teach me I have taught them. And they have received them, and have known for certain that I came out from Thy presence, and have believed that Thou didst send me.

And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and has appointed us to serve in the ministry of reconciliation.

so that you may recall the words spoken long ago by the holy Prophets, and the commandments of our Lord and Saviour given you through your Apostles.