9 Bible Verses about Devout Men

Now there was in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon. He was righteous and devout, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

Now there was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment. He was a devout man and God-fearing, and so were all his household. He gave many alms to the people, and constantly prayed to God.

And after the angel who was speaking to him was gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was in constant attendance upon him,

"And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, well thought of by all the Jews who lived there,

Devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentations over him.

When the congregation broke up, many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them, and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district,

Some were persuaded and attached themselves to Paul and Silas, including a number of devout Greeks, and a large number of the leading women.

He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.