為人虔誠、舉家敬畏天主、平素博施濟眾、祈禱不輟。

他是个虔诚人，他和全家都敬畏神，多多周济百姓，常常祷告神。

他是个虔诚人，他和全家都敬畏上帝。他多多周济百姓，常常向上帝祷告。

他是个虔诚人，他和全家都敬畏神。他多多周济百姓，常常向神祷告。

他和全家都是虔诚敬畏上帝的人，他慷慨周济穷人，常常祷告。

他是一个虔诚的人，他和全家都敬畏神，对人民行过许多善事，常常向神祷告。

他是个敬虔的人，与全家都敬畏神；他慷慨地周济民众，常常向神祷告。

他是個虔誠人，他和全家都敬畏神，多多賙濟百姓，常常禱告神。

他是個虔誠人，他和全家都敬畏上帝。他多多賙濟百姓，常常向上帝禱告。

他是個虔誠人，他和全家都敬畏神。他多多賙濟百姓，常常向神禱告。

他和全家都是虔誠敬畏上帝的人，他慷慨賙濟窮人，常常禱告。

他是一個虔誠的人，他和全家都敬畏神，對人民行過許多善事，常常向神禱告。

他是個敬虔人，他同全家都敬畏上帝；他對人民多行施捨，時常祈求上帝。

他是個敬虔的人，與全家都敬畏神；他慷慨地賙濟民眾，常常向神禱告。

其人敬虔、舉家畏上帝、博施於民、恆於祈禱、

其人敬虔、舉家畏上帝、博施於民、常祈上帝、

其人與全家皆虔誠敬畏天主、廣濟於民、常祈禱天主、

He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

Cornelius and all his family were faithful and worshiped God. He gave freely to people who were in need. He prayed to God regularly.

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

He was a devout, God fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

[ A] devout[ man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

He was a devout, God- fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

爾有所求、則必予爾；覓則必獲；叩則必為爾啟。蓋求者無不得、覓者無不獲、而叩者無不見啓也。

高乃流注目駭視曰：『主、何事？』天神曰：『爾祈禱施濟、上達天聽、已蒙垂鑒。

對曰：『巴總高乃流、正人也、敬畏上主、為猶太舉國之所稱道、近蒙聖天神指示、邀汝至其家、俾聆汝教。』

葆樂起而招以手曰：『義塞人及爾等敬畏天主者、請聽！

蓋世界萬國、凡敬畏天主而行為正直者、莫不見悅於天主也。

兄弟乎、亞伯漢之裔乎、爾中敬畏天主者乎、當知救世之道、本傳吾輩、

天神語畢而杳。高乃流即召二僕與一虔誠之侍卒、

司會基立司布舉家信主、格林多人聞之信而受洗者亦眾。

敬虔者既葬司諦文、拊膺痛泣、

孰不寅畏兮大主、孰不頌美兮芳名。至善兮惟爾、普世兮共欽、共欽兮何故、睿斷兮彰明。

祈禱無輟；

耶穌復設一喻、勸人恆禱、無餒於心、

爾時有虔誠之猶太人、來自天下萬國、寓於耶路撒冷？

若爾中有人智慧不足、則當求之天主、終必如願以償；蓋天主賜人至厚、博愛慈祥、而不事呵叱也。

爾僕戀西溫。恩愛無與比。既珍西溫石。亦憐西溫泥。

蓋馬其頓及亞該亞教友、自告奮勇、慷慨輸將、以助耶路撒冷之窮苦聖徒；其所以自告奮勇、有此豪舉者、蓋由彼視之、實屬義不容辭之事耳。夫異邦人既得與耶路撒冷人同享其靈心之事、彼其以區區物質供之、豈為過乎？

小子何恃。實惟眞神。朝夕呼籲。盍不見矜。

主曰：『爾且起、赴所謂正街者入樹德宅、訪笪爾西人掃羅、彼方祈禱。』

猶太、加利利、沙瑪里教會、既獲平安、得以建立、於是奉主益虔、聖神沛賜靈慰、信者日眾。

惟願求賢良。與我共國事。簡拔忠實徒。充我心腹吏。行見我宮中。無復奸佞跡。挾私懷邪者。不復近我側。夙夜勉自強。殲滅諸悖逆。務使天主城。煥然成聖域。

求主賜教誨。俾我明眞理。爾乃我恩神。朝暮所佇俟。

有亞拿尼亞者、恪守律法、同邑猶太人皆贊譽之、

遵行聖道。兢兢業業。

而猶太人則唆聳歸化之貴婦及負時望者、迫辱葆樂、巴拿巴、逐之出境。

長老既至、懇切求之曰：『百夫長素愛吾民、曾為吾人建立會堂；以此惠施此人宜也。』

約帕有女徒名大比大、希臘語曰多加、平生孳孳為善、博施濟眾；

推雅推喇婦呂底亞者、市布為業、夙敬天主、既聆大道、主復啟迪其衷、命於葆樂所言、悉心領受。呂底亞既率家人受洗；乃請曰：『爾如信吾誠意歸主、則請駕止吾宅。』盛情難卻、遂強留焉。

時都中有寅恪之士、名西默翁、平生殷望義塞之慰藉聖神恆與之偕、

祈禱之道、惟誠與恆、務望常懷儆惕、莫忘洪恩、

依爾好生德。領回遊蕩子。示彼何所歸。指彼何所履。佑彼謙誠者。克己而復禮。

「高乃流、汝之祈禱已達天聽、汝之賑恤已為上主所垂念矣。

且天主全能、必使各種美德暢茂條達於爾等之胸中、俾爾等萬事舉足、無善不俱。經云：『平生疏財、博施濟貧、宜其義德、千秋永存、』此之謂也。夫主既賜爾以種子、供爾以𩝠糧、亦必使爾之種子發榮滋長而為爾激增正義之果實也。蓋爾等既眾德萃身、而發為慷慨之豪舉、吾儕更當將此慷慨、化為眾口誦主之因緣。是則此項善舉不僅補聖徒之不足、抑且使眾心感謝天主、於以增益天主之光榮。申言之、若輩既見爾等慈善之明徵、必因爾等之服膺聖道及急公好義、而翕然歸榮於天主矣。同時若輩鑒於爾等之滿被聖寵、嚮往之念、必油然而發、且將為爾祈禱矣。於此天主之福澤、實有不可思議者焉。吾人可不心歌而腹詠乎哉！

豈能改吾度。一心惟恃主。