KJV King James Version
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
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Acts 10:7
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
WEB World English Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,
Surrounding context — Acts 10
4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὩςG5613 · hōsas/whenδὲG1161 · dethenἀπῆλθενG565 · aperchomaito go awayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄγγελοςG32 · angelosangelὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαλῶνG2980 · laleōto speakαὐτῷ,G846 · autosit/s/heφωνήσαςG5455 · phōneōto callδύοG1417 · duotwoτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκετῶνG3610 · oiketēsslaveκαὶG2532 · kaiandστρατιώτηνG4757 · stratiōtēssoldierεὐσεβῆG2152 · eusebēspiousτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσκαρτερούντωνG4342 · proskartereōto continue in/withαὐτῷ,G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Judges 7:10But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:Philemon 1:16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?Matthew 8:9-10For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].1 Samuel 14:6-7And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.Luke 3:14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.Genesis 24:1-10And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.1 Timothy 6:2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them], because they are brethren; but rather do [them] service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.Genesis 24:52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the earth.Acts 10:1-2There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],
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