Acts 10:1

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, doing many alms unto the people, and supplicating God continually,

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus aside into the judgment-hall, gathered unto him all the band;

Mark 15:16And, the soldiers, led him away, inside the court, which is a judgment-hall,—and called together the whole band;

John 18:3Judas, therefore, receiving the band, and officers, from among the High-priests and [from among] the Pharisees, cometh thither, with lights and torches and weapons.

Acts 8:40Now Philip was found at Azotus; and, passing through, he was telling the glad tidings unto all the cities, until he came unto Caesarea.

Acts 22:25But, when they had stretched him out with straps, Paul said unto the by-standing centurion—A Roman, and uncondemned, is it allowed you to be scourging?

Acts 23:33and the others, entering into Caesarea, and delivering the letter unto the governor, set, Paul also, 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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