Acts 10:1

THERE was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

2devout, and one that feared God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God always.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Pretorium, and gathered to him the whole band.

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

John 18:3Judas therefore, having received the band and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with torches and lamps and weapons.

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the good news to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

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

Acts 23:33who, when they had entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, 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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