Acts 10:1

Futhermore there was a certaine man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a captaine of the band called the Italian band,

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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 deuoute man, and one that feared God with all his housholde, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed God continually.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the souldiers of the gouernour tooke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the whole band,

Mark 15:16Then the souldiers led him away into the hall, which is the common hall, and called together the whole band,

John 18:3Iudas then, after hee had receiued a band of men and officers of the high Priests, and of the Pharises, came thither with lanternes and torches, and weapons.

Acts 8:40But Philippe was found at Azotus, and he walked to and from preaching in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

Acts 22:25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul sayd vnto the Centurion that stood by, Is it lawfull for you to scourge one that is a Romane, and not condemned?

Acts 23:33Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto 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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