So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
- KJV Immediately 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.
- NKJV So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”
- NASB So I sent men to you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
- NLT So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.”
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Quick answer
Cornelius says he sent for Peter at once and now all are present before God to hear everything Peter has been commanded. His eager, humble readiness is a model of receptiveness to God's word.
Overview
Cornelius and his household gather 'in the sight of God' to receive whatever message Peter brings, treating it as a word from God Himself. Such teachable expectancy is the soil in which the gospel bears fruit. The scene shows hearers prepared by God's grace to welcome the preaching of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Jas 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Gal 4:14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
- Deut 5:25–29But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.
- 1 Pet 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Prov 9:9–10Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
- Acts 17:11–12Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
- 1 Th 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
- Acts 28:28Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
- 1 Cor 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- Jas 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- Prov 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Mark 10:15Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
- Matt 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- 2 Chr 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- Prov 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- Matt 19:30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
- Prov 18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
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