“a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.”
— WEB
Acts 10:2
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“A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.”
— KJV
“a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.”
— ASV
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Commentary
A devout man, &c.--an uncircumcised Gentile proselyte to the Jewish faith, of whom there were a very great number at this time; a distinguished proselyte, who had brought his whole household establishment under the hallowing influence of the Jewish faith and the regular observance of its principal seasons of worship. gave much alms to the people--that is, the Jewish people, on the same principle as another centurion before him (Luk 7:5); thinking it no "great thing," if they had "sown unto him spiritual things, that they should reap his carnal things" (Co1 9:11). prayed to God alway--at the stated daily seasons. (See on Act 10:3).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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