Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 10:35
See notes on verse 34
See notes on verse 34
Verse 35. _BUT IN EVERY NATION HE THAT FEARED HIM_, c.] _In every_ _nation he_ who, according to his light and privileges, _fears_ God, worships him alone, (for this is the true meaning of the word,)...
BUT IN EVERY NATION ... - This is given as a reason for what Peter had just said, that God was no respecter of persons. The sense is, that he now perceived that the favors of God were not confined to...
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...
PETER'S SPEECH. Acts 10:34 f. declares that Peter regards the persons before him, though not Jews, as fit to enter the Church and share in the promises. The word for respecter of persons is a new one;...
So Peter opened his mouth and said, "In truth I have come to understand that God has no favourites; but that in every nation he who fears him and acts righteously is acceptable to him. As for the word...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
ACCEPTED WITH. acceptable to. Greek. _dektos._ Here Luke 4:19; Luke 4:24; 2 Corinthians 6:2.Philippians 1:4;...
_is accepted with him_ i.e. is acceptable unto Him. God has no longer a chosen people, but calleth all men to repent, and will accept them....
ΔΕΚΤῸΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι ἘΣΤΊΝ, _is accepted with Him_, i.e. is acceptable unto Him. God has no longer a chosen people, but calleth all men to repent, and will accept all penitents....
SPEECH OF PETER TO CORNELIUS AND HIS FRIENDS...
_PETER'S SERMON TO THE GENTILES ACTS 10:34-48:_ Peter said that he was certain that God treats all people alike. Everyone that worships God and does His will, can be saved. Peter recognized that God r...
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DISCOURSE: 1766 SALVATION OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALL Acts 10:34. _Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him...
OF A TRUTH I PERCEIVE, &C.— See on Deuteronomy 10:17. The phrase _no respecter of persons,_ has principally, if not always, a judicial meaning. It is used in this sense, Leviticus 19:15. Deuteronomy 1...
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,...
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. BUT IN EVERY NATION - not, 'in every religion,' according to a common distortion of these words. HE THAT...
31 The conversion of Cornelius is not in accord with the truth for today. Salvation is not offered to those who have access to God in prayer, for such are already saved. It is for sinners, and the ung...
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...
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...
IN EVERY NATION HE THAT FEARETH HIM. — The great truth which Peter thus proclaimed is obviously far-reaching in its range. It applies, not to those only who know the name of Christ and believe on Him...
ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει κ. τ. λ. The words are taken by Ramsay to mean that Cornelius was regarded as a proselyte by Peter, and that only on that condition could he be admitted to the Christian Church, _i...
GENTILES RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 10:34-48 The address with which Peter answered the centurion's inquiry was largely a recapitulation of the great facts of gospel history. The ministry of Jesus i...
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...
Peter Preached to the Assembled Gentiles The beginning of Peter's sermon makes it obvious that he had learned a great new lesson. As Ash said, "Acceptability to God no longer depended on national desc...
But in every nation he that (o) feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (o) By the "fear of God" the Hebrews understood the whole service of God, by which we perceive that Corne...
In every nation, &c. That is to say, not only Jews, but Gentiles also, of what nation soever, are acceptable to God, if they fear him, and work justice. But then true faith is always to be presupposed...
Peter now enters, and Cornelius introduces him to his holiness band, who are so delighted with a visit by the senior apostle. He now proceeds to give them the benefit of the heavenly sunburst he had r...
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...
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: (35) But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (36) Th...
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...
35._He which feareth God, and doth righteousness. _In these two members is comprehended the integrity of all the whole life. For the fear of God is nothing else but godliness and religion; and _righte...
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...
BUT IN EVERY NATION,.... In any Gentile nation in the Roman empire, and in any part, even in Scythia, or in the most uncultivated parts of the universe, as well as in Judea: HE THAT FEARETH HIM; God,...
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. Ver. 35. _He that feareth him and worketh righteousness_] This is the whole duty of man, asEcclesiastes 12:13...
_Then Peter opened his mouth_ Addressed himself to them, with a seriousness and solemnity answerable to so great an occasion; _and said, Of a truth I perceive_ More clearly than ever, from such a conc...
BUT IN EVERY NATION HE THAT FEARETH HIM AND WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS ACCEPTED WITH HIM....
The first part of Peter's sermon:...
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...
THEN PETER OPENED _HIS_ MOUTH AND SAID: " IN TRUTH I PERCEIVE THAT GOD SHOWS NO PARTIALITY. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 1. Now it is Peter's...
"but in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to Him" "In every nation" Salvation is open to the citizens of all nations and cultures. "He that feareth Him, and wo...
34-43 Acceptance cannot be obtained on any other ground than that of the covenant of mercy, through the atonement of Christ; but wherever true religion is found, God will accept it without regarding...
IN EVERY NATION; even though Romans or Italians, of which nation Cornelius was, and might probably be worse thought of by the Jews, because they supposed themselves to have been hardly used by them. F...
Acts 10:35 But G235 in G1722 every G3956 nation G1484 fears G5399 (G5740) Him G846 and G2532 works...
PETER'S SPEECH TO CORNELIUS AND HIS HOUSEHOLD AND FRIENDS (10:34-48)....
“Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.” His words are spoken in awe. He is almost speaking to...
Acts 10:35. IN EVERY NATION. The stress is on this part of the sentence. Nationality, even a divinely-appointed nationality, like the Jewish, constitutes, in the sight of God, no essential mark of dif...
ACCEPTABLE TO HIM (δεκτος αυτω). Verbal adjective from δεχομα. _Acceptabilis_. That is to say, a Gentile would not have to become a Jew in order to become a Christian. Evidently Peter had not before...
RIGHTEOUSNESS (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 10:10). _...
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....
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...
PETER BEGAN TO SPEAK. The same preacher who announced God's terms for salvation to the Jews on Pentecost, now announces them to the Gentiles for the first time. THAT GOD TREATS ALL MEN ON THE SAME BAS...
_Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons._ GOD THE REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM I. To show by what marks we shall know whether we...
_And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting._ PETER AT CAESAREA We welcome his revelation that the grace of God has so boundless a reach; that in His government men are accountable not for know...
_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...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:35 IN EVERY NATION. Not just among Jews. ACCEPTABLE TO HIM. The question here is whether God’s favor is available to Jews only (“partiality,” v....
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:34 This message to the Gentiles provides a summary of Jesus’ ministry. The speech may have been a much longer one, which Luke summarizes. ⇐...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:34. The word for RESPECTER OF PERSONS, προσωπολήπτης, is found only here in the N.T., though προσωποληψία occurs in Romans 2:11. Acts 10:35. ACCEPTED WITH HIM.—Better, acce...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 John 2:29; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Acts 15:9; Ac
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...
But in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness — He that, first, reverences God, as great, wise, good, the cause, end, and governor of all things; and secondly, from this awful rega...