Acts 10:1

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

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

In Context

2devout and fearing God with all his household, both giving alms generously to the people and praying to God about everything.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.

Mark 15:16Then the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, the Praetorium) and assembled the whole garrison.

John 18:3So Judas, having received the detachment of soldiers and operatives from the chief priests and Pharisees, he arrives there with lanterns, torches and weapons.

Acts 8:40Philip was found at Azotus, and as he passed through he evangelized all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25But as they stretched him out 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 23:33When they entered Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul 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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