Acts 10:22

The men describe Cornelius as a righteous, God-fearing centurion, respected by the Jews, who was directed by an angel to send for Peter. Their report confirms that God is at work on both ends of this meeting.

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• Acts 11:14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
• Acts 10:2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
• 3 Jn 1:12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
• Acts 22:12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
• John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
• Acts 10:6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
• Rom 10:17–18So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
• Rom 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
• John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
• John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
• Hab 2:4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
• John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
• 2 Pet 3:2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
• Luke 7:4–5And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
• Luke 23:50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
• Hos 14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
• Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
• Heb 12:23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
• John 13:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
• Heb 11:2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
• Acts 24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
• John 17:20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
• Heb 10:38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• 1 Tim 3:7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
• Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
• Matt 1:19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
• 2 Cor 5:18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• Acts 6:3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
• Mark 6:20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

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