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Acts 10:4
New English Translation
Acts 10:4
New English Translation
4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius[a] replied,[b] “What is it, Lord?” The angel[c] said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity[d] have gone up as a memorial[e] before God.
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- Acts 10:4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 10:4 tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.
- Acts 10:4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 10:4 tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”
- Acts 10:4 sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).
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