9 Bible Verses about Devout Men
Most Relevant Verses
At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.
In Cesarea there was a centurion of a cohort in the Italic legion, whose name was Cornelius, a religious man, and was a proselyte, together with all his family: he gave much alms to the people, and was assiduous in his prayers to God.
As soon as the angel that spoke to Cornelius was departed, he called two of his domesticks, and a devout soldier, one of those that were in waiting:
there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,
when the assembly was separated, many Jews and religious proselytes followed after, to whom the apostles address'd themselves, and exhorted them to persevere in the divine dispensation.
but the Jews having animated the women of quality of their religion, and the leading men of the city, raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and banish'd them from their territorys.
Some of them believed, and join'd themselves to Paul and Silas, besides a great number of Greek proselytes, and several women of distinction.
he disputed therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and the proselyted Greeks: and in the publick place daily with those he met.
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- Devout (18 instances)