Acts 10:2
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2 a devout man (A)who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
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Matthew 7:7-8
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Ask, and It Will Be Given
7 (A)“Ask, (B)and it will be given to you; (C)seek, and you will find; (D)knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
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Acts 10:4
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4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms (A)have ascended (B)as a memorial before God.
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Acts 10:22
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22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and (A)God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by (B)a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and (C)to hear what you have to say.”
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Acts 13:16
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16 So Paul stood up, and (A)motioning with his hand said:
“Men of Israel and (B)you who fear God, listen.
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Acts 10:35
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35 but (A)in every nation anyone who fears him and (B)does what is right is acceptable to him.
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Acts 10:7
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7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,
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Acts 8:2
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2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
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Revelation 15:4
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4 (A)Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are (B)holy.
(C)All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Acts 18:8
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8 (A)Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together (B)with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
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Acts 13:26
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26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you (A)who fear God, to us has been sent (B)the message of (C)this salvation.
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Daniel 6:16
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16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared[a] to Daniel, “May (A)your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
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- Daniel 6:16 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 20
Isaiah 58:7-8
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(B)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (C)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(D)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(E)your righteousness shall go before you;
(F)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask God, (C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 (A)pray without ceasing,
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Colossians 4:2
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Further Instructions
2 (A)Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it (B)with thanksgiving.
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2 Corinthians 9:8-15
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8 And (A)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[a] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(B)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (C)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (D)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (E)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (F)through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (G)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (H)they[b] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (I)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 (J)Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
Romans 15:26-27
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26 For (A)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed (B)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
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Acts 22:12
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12 “And (A)one Ananias, a devout man (B)according to the law, (C)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
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Acts 16:14-15
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14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, (A)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord (B)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, (C)and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she (D)prevailed upon us.
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Acts 13:50
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50 (A)But the Jews incited the devout (B)women of high standing and the leading men of the city, (C)stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and (D)drove them out of their district.
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Acts 10:31
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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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Acts 9:36
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Dorcas Restored to Life
36 Now there was in (A)Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.[a] She was full of (B)good works and acts of charity.
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- Acts 9:36 The Aramaic name Tabitha and the Greek name Dorcas both mean gazelle
Acts 9:31
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31 So (A)the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And (B)walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, (C)it multiplied.
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Acts 9:11
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11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man (A)of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,
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