And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
Peter mused on the vision, perplexed, until the Spirit explained it to him directly. Those who would understand Scripture must meditate on it; when we are lost, we look to God for direction. The Spirit whispered it into his mind as a divine afflatus, just as God once spoke to Samuel.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 10:19-33
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard,.... What he was now particularly making to God, as well as others he had before put up to him: and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God; See Gill on Act 10:4.
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. (4) Cornelius' faith demonstrated itself by prayer and charity.