Hechos 10:2

2 Era un hombre devoto, temeroso de Dios, igual que todos los de su casa. Daba generosamente a los pobres y oraba a Dios con frecuencia.

Hechos 10:2 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:2

A devout man
A truly religious person, who had forsaken the Roman idolatry and superstition, in which he was brought up:

and one that feared God:
the one only living and true God, the God of Israel; he had the fear of God wrought in his heart, which is a part of the covenant of grace, a blessing of it, and the beginning of wisdom; he was truly a gracious man, a converted person, and who from an internal principle worshipped God externally:

with all his house;
he brought up his family in a religious way, as every good man should; and which was very remarkable in a Gentile, a soldier, and an officer:

which gave much alms to the people;
to the Jews that dwelt at Caesarea, and therefore was of good report among them, and much beloved by them, ( Acts 10:22 ) he had regard to both tables of the law, both to the worship of God, and the love of the neighbour: and prayed to God always; every day, at the usual times of prayer; prayed privately in his closet, and with his family, as well as attended public service of this kind.

Hechos 10:2 In-Context

1 Cornelio manda a buscar a Pedro
En Cesarea vivía un oficial del ejército romano
llamado Cornelio, quien era un capitán del regimiento italiano.

2 Era un hombre devoto, temeroso de Dios, igual que todos los de su casa. Daba generosamente a los pobres y oraba a Dios con frecuencia.

3 Una tarde, como a las tres, tuvo una visión en la cual vio que un ángel de Dios se le acercaba.
—¡Cornelio! —dijo el ángel.

4 Cornelio lo miró fijamente, aterrorizado.
—¿Qué quieres, señor? —le preguntó al ángel.
Y el ángel contestó:
—¡Dios ha recibido tus oraciones y tus donativos a los pobres como una ofrenda!

5 Ahora pues, envía a algunos hombres a Jope y manda llamar a un hombre llamado Simón Pedro.