Acts 10:1

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, 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

2a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Yeshua into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.

Mark 15:16The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.

John 18:3Judah then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

Acts 23:33When they came to 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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