Acts 10:1

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the regiment known as 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

2A religious man and one who reverenced God, with all his household. He was liberal in his charities to the people, and prayed to God constantly.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27After that, the Governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Government house, and gathered the whole garrison around him.

Mark 15:16The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.

John 18:3So Judas, who had obtained the soldiers of the Roman garrison, and some guards from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Ashdod, and, as he went on his way, he told the good news in all the towns through which he passed, until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25But just as they had tied him up to be scourged, Paul said to the centurion standing near, “Is it legal for you to scourge a Roman citizen, unconvicted?”

Acts 23:33On arriving at Caesarea, the troopers delivered the letter to the Governor, and brought 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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