2 a devout man who ^hfeared God with all his household, gave ⁱalms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day¹ he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour,¹ and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.