Acts 10:4

4 He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

Acts 10:4 In-Context

2 He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.
3 One afternoon at about three o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius."
4 He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
5 Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter;
6 he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
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