Acts 10:1

But a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italic,

Darby Translation

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

2pious, and fearing God with all his house, [both] giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with [them] to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.

John 18:3Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Acts 8:40And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?

Acts 23:33And these, having entered into Caesarea, and given up the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to 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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