Acts 10:1

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, whose name was Cornelius, a centurion of the regiment called the Italian.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

2And he was righteous, and feared God, he and all his house; and he did much alms among the people, and prayed to God at all times.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the president took Jesus into the Praetorium, and assembled the whole regiment against him.

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him into the hall which was the Praetorium; and they called together the whole regiment;

John 18:3Then Judas received a regiment, and from the presence of the chief priests and Pharisees he had officials; and he came to the place with lanterns and lamps and weapons.

Acts 8:40And Philip was found at Azotus; and from there he travelled about, and preached in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 22:25And as they were stretching him with ropes, Paul said to the centurion who stood over him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is a Roman, and not yet found guilty?

Acts 23:33And they brought him to Caesarea: and they delivered the letter to the governor, and set 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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