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CHAPTER X.
_An angel appears to Cornelius, a centurion, and directs him to_
_send to Joppa, for Peter, to instruct him in the way of_
_salvation_, 1-6.
_He sends accordingly_, 7, 8.
_While the me...
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IN CESAREA - See the notes on Acts 8:40.
CORNELIUS - This is a Latin name, and shows that the man was doubtless
a Roman. It has been supposed by many interpreters that he was “a
proselyte of the gate”...
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CHAPTER 10
_ 1. Cornelius of Caesarea and his Preparation (Acts 10:1)._
2. The Trance-vision of Peter (Acts 10:9).
3. Peter with Cornelius at Caesarea (Acts 10:17).
4. Peter Preaching to the Gentil...
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ACTS 10. THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS. This incident is parallel to the
conversion of the Ethiopian by Philip; both show the extension of the
Gospel beyond the Jews, and prepare for the story of the Pa...
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There was a man in Caesarea called Cornelius. He was a centurion in
the battalion called the Italian battalion. He was a devout man and a
God-fearer with all his household. He did many an act of chari...
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A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
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CERTAIN. Greek. _tis._ App-123.
CAESAREA. See note on Acts 8:40.
CALLED. by name.
CENTURION. a captain over. hundred men. Greek. _hekatontarchos._
Occurs elsewhere, Acts 10:22; Acts 24:23;...
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Acts 10:1. Cornelius is divinely warned to send for Peter
St Luke now brings to our notice the circumstances which attended the
first preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles. The Apostles, though
inf...
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_There was a certain man in Cesarea_ The oldest MSS. omit the verb
_was_here, and make the sentence read, "Now a certain man in Cæsarea
… a devout man … which gave much alms … saw in a vision, &c."
Cæ...
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Acts 10:1-8. CORNELIUS IS DIVINELY WARNED TO SEND FOR PETER...
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ἦν omitted with אABCEL. _Vulg_. has ‘erat.’
1. St Luke now brings to our notice the circumstances which attended
the first preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles. The Apostles,
though informed by Chr...
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_CORNELIUS, A GOOD MORAL MAN ACTS 10:1-8:_ In Acts chapter ten we meet
a man named Cornelius, who was a captain of a group of soldiers called
"The Italian Band." He lived in Caesarea. Cornelius was Ro...
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ΈΚΑΤΟΝΤΆΡΧΗΣ (G1543) центурион (_см._ Т. R. S.
Broughton, "The Roman Army" ВС, 5:427-45; TJ, 101; HK, 60-69; Brian
Dobson, "The Significance of the Centurion and 'Primipilaris' in the
Roman Army and A...
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CORNELIUS, A CENTURION, &C.— A Roman _cohort_ or _band_ was a
company of soldiers commanded by a tribune, consisting generally of
about a thousand. It is probable that this was called _the Italian
coh...
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IN CAESAREA, Acts 10:1-48.
a.
Cornelius and his vision. Acts 10:1-8.
Acts 10:1
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a
centurion of the band called the Italian band,...
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X: 1, 2. The scene changes from Joppa to Cæsarea, about thirty miles
northward along the Mediterranean shore; and we are introduced to
another case for conversion, a Gentile and a soldier. (1) “_There...
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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
the band called the Italian band,
We here enter on an entirely new phase of the Christian Church, the
"opening of the door of fa...
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30 Other details of Paul's stay in Jerusalem (not pertinent in this
treatise) are interesting. Not only did the brethren lead him away,
but the Lord Himself warned him to flee. While he was praying in...
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PETER AND THE GENTILES
1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event
of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in
great detail. If it was not the first...
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CÆSAREA] built by Herod the Great on the site of an insignificant
town called Strato's Tower, and renamed Caesarea Augusta in honour of
his patron Augustus. There was a theatre, an amphitheatre, a roy...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 10
CORNELIUS THE SOLDIER, 10:1-8
V1 There was a man called Cornelius in Caesarea. He was a captain in
the *Roman army. He was the captain of a...
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X.
(1) THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN IN CÆSAREA. — We enter on a new stage
of expansion in the Church’s growth, the full details of which St.
Luke may have learnt either from Philip the Evangelist during hi...
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ἀνήρ τις : on the expression see Ramsay, _St. Paul_, p. 202.
ἐν Κ., see Acts 8:40....
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GUIDANCE FOR MEN WHO PRAY
Acts 10:1-16
At this point the Church took a new departure, and the gospel broke
over the walls of Jewish exclusiveness and was preached for the first
time to pure-blooded G...
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The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he
was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who
gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This m...
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A God Fearing Gentile Is Directed to Seek the Truth
The city of Caesarea, according to Ash, was "an important seaport and
the center of the Roman government and militia for the area. Both
Greeks and J...
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There (1) was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion
of the band called the Italian [band],
(1) Peter consecrates the first fruits of the Gentiles to God by the
means of two miracles...
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A cohort, with the Romans, was a body of infantry 500 strong. There
were ten cohorts in each legion. There were, generally speaking, two
centurions appointed to the command of each cohort. (Bible de V...
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SANCTIFICATION OF CORNELIUS
1-48. Cornelius was a noted Roman officer living at Caesarea, the seat
of the imperial government in Judea. The Holy Ghost pronounces him
_Eusebees_, _i. e_., godly, and ce...
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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
the band called the Italian band, (2) A devout man, and one that
feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people,...
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CONTENTS
Cornelius, taught by an Angel, sendeth for Peter. The Apostle is at
the same time, taught by a Vision to obey the Call. He preacheth
before Cornelius and his Household, and God the Holy Ghos...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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1.Luke passeth over now unto a worthy (643) history, to wit, that God
vouchsafeth to advance a stranger, and one uncircumcised, unto
singular honor above all the Jews, because he doth both send his an...
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The undiminished power of Peter, his apostolic authority, in the midst
of which the entrance of Cornelius into the spiritual house of God
takes place, in connection with Peter's ministry, and that, af...
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THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN IN CAESAREA,.... This was the Caesarea
formerly called Strato's tower, not Caesarea Philippi; for the former,
and not the latter, lay near Joppa:
CALLED CORNELIUS; which was a...
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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
the band called the Italian _band_,
Ver. 1. _A centurion of the band_] He might well have been a
commander in the thundering legio...
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_There was a certain man in Cesarea_ That is, Cesarea of Palestine,
(of which see note on Acts 8:40,) where Philip had been and preached
before, and where, therefore, the doctrine of salvation by fait...
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CESAREA; chap Acts 8:40.
CENTURION; captain of a hundred men. He was a Gentile and
uncircumcised, chap, Acts 11:3, but a sincere worshipper of God.
ITALIAN BAND; a band of Roman soldiers from Italy....
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Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a
Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome,
genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward the...
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THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN IN CAESAREA CALLED CORNELIUS, A CENTURION OF
WHAT WAS CALLED THE ITALIAN REGIMENT,
1. We are now introduced to a man who is not a Jew. All converts to
this point have been Jew...
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"Now there was. certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name,. centurion
of the band called the Italian band"Caesarea" "A garrison city named
after Augustus Caesar, the administrative capital of the pro...
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1-8 Hitherto none had been baptized into the Christian church but
Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and
observed the ceremonial law; but now the Gentiles were to be called...
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ACTS CHAPTER 10 ACTS 10:1 Cornelius, a devout centurion, being
commanded by an angel, sendeth for Peter, ACTS 10:9 who in the mean
time is prepared by a heavenly vision, ACTS 10:17 and, receiving a
co...
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X: 1, 2. The scene changes from Joppa to Cæsarea, about thirty miles
northward along the Mediterranean shore; and we are introduced to
another case for conversion, a Gentile and a soldier. (1) “_ Ther...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
He saw therefore, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God
coming in to him, and saying, Thine alms are come up for a memorial
before God. Wherefore send to...
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Acts 10:1 G1161 was G2258 (G5713) certain G5100 man G435 in G1722
Caesarea G2542 called G3686 Cornelius...
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‘And there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a
centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one
who feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people,...
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_Cæsarea_ _and Cornelius,_ 1, 2.
Acts 10:1. THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN. In the Authorised Version there is
no equivalent to the little particle δὶ but this little particle is
not without its importance....
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CORNELIUS
(Κορνηλιος). The great Cornelian family of Rome may have had
a freedman or descendant who isCENTURION
(εκατον-ταρχης, leader of a hundred, Latin _centurio_).
See on Matthew 8:5. These Ro...
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CONTENTS: Peter opens the gospel door to the Gentiles. Cornelius sends
for Peter and Peter goes to Caesarea. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in
Cornelius' house. Holy Spirit comes upon Gentile believers....
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Acts 10:1. _Cornelius, a centurion._ The person to whom St. Peter is
sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his
occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or converted...
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THERE WAS A MAN IN CAESAREA NAMED CORNELIUS. Caesarea was the chief
seaport of Palestine, also the Roman capital and military
headquarters. Cornelius was one of several Gentile captains spoken of
favo...
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_There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion._
PETER’S VISION
The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick
succession three typical conversions: first, that of t...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:1 CORNELIUS resided at CAESAREA (see note on
8:40). He was a CENTURION, a commander of 100 men. A Cohort
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS.
CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) =
ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS.
CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) =
ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 10:1
Now _there was _(two last words in italics) for _there was _(in
roman), A.V. and T.R.; _Cornelius by name _for _called Cornelius,
_A.V. A glance at the map will show that Caesare...
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In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you
shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju...
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Acts 21:8; Acts 22:25; Acts 23:23; Acts 23:33; Acts 25:1;...
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Centurion. See on Luke 7:2.
Band [σ π ε ι ρ η ς]. See on Mark 14:16.
Italian. Probably because consisting of Roman soldiers, and not of
natives of the country....
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THE STORY OF CORNELIUS
Acts 10:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Before the Lord Jesus went up into Heaven, He gave command to the
Apostles to disciple all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In view of
the far-flu...
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And there was a certain man — The first fruits of the Gentiles, in
Cesarea — Where Philip had been before, Acts 8:40; so that the
doctrine of salvation by faith in Jesus was not unknown there. Cesarea...
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Observe here, 1. The person described to whom St. Peter is sent to
preach the gospel: by his name, Cornelius: by his occupation,.
soldier; by his religion,. proselyte or converted Gentile, of which
th...