Acts 10:1

And a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying to God always;

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band.

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led Him into the court, which is the judgment hall; and call around Him the whole band.

John 18:3Then Judas, having taken a band and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with lanterns and torches and arms.

Acts 8:40And Philip was found at Azotus: and going through he preached the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25And when they were extending him to the scourges, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Acts 23:33Who, having come into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also committed 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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