Acts 10:1

Now there was a certain man at Cesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band: a pious man,

1770 John Worsley 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

2and one that feared God, with all his house; giving also much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the hall, and gathered the whole band about Him:

Mark 15:16And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is called the Pretorium; and gathered their whole company together:

John 18:3and officers from the chief priests and pharisees, cometh thither with candles, and lamps, and arms.

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus; and as he passed along, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

Acts 22:25And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned?

Acts 23:33who, when they came into Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented 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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