Acts of the Apostles 10:4, 22, 31

Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!