Acts 10:1

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of that which is called the Italian band;

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 religious man, and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and always praying to God.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band;

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:

John 18:3Judas therefore having received a band of soldiers and servants from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

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

Acts 22:25And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Acts 23:33Who, when they were come to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul 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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