Acts 10:1

Now there was a certain man in Cæsarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

In Context

2a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who did many acts of charity to the people, and prayed to God always.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the palace, and brought together to him the whole band.

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the governor’s house, and called together the whole band.

John 18:3Judas, then, having received the band of soldiers and attendants from the chief priests and Pharisees, came thither with torches and lamps and weapons.

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus, and, passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea

Acts 22:25But Paul said to the centurion who stood by, as he caused him to be bent forward to the straps: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Acts 23:33When they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:1

It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the Acts of the apostles; hitherto, both at Jerusalem and every where else where the ministers of Christ came, they preached the gospel only to the Jews, or those Greeks that were circumcised and proselyted to the Jews' religion; but now, "Lo, we turn to the Gentiles;" and to them the door of faith is here opened: good news indeed to us sinners of the Gentiles. The apostle Peter is the man that is first employed to admit uncircumcised… Read the whole commentary →

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