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Acts 10 - Introduction

CHAPTER 10.

Baptism of Cornelius and his friends.

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See also Acts 10 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This chapter Acts 10 commences a very important part of the history of the transactions of the apostles. Before this, they had preached the gospel to the Jews only. They seemed to have retained the fe...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ACTS 9:32 TO ACTS 11:18. A COLLECTION OF PETER STORIES. Lydda and Joppa (p. 28) belonged at this time to Judæ a, and had a predominantly Jewish population, and Peter's activity is of a peaceful, quiet...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS ACTS TEN It was God's will that the gospel be preached to every creature. (Mark 16:15). At this point in history the gospel had been preached only to the Jews and Samaritan...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _CORNELIUS, A DEVOUT MAN, BEING COMMANDED BY AN ANGEL, SENDETH FOR PETER: WHO, BY A VISION, IS TAUGHT NOT TO DESPISE THE GENTILES. AS HE PREACHETH CHRIST TO CORNELIUS AND HIS COMPANY, THE HOLY GHOST F...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    ACTS TEST OVER Chapter S EIGHT THROUGH TWELVE True or False Acts 8:1-4 _________ 1. The opposition of the church takes a definite turn in procedure beginning with the eighth chapter. _________ 2...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:2 up; (a-21) The word means 'receiving,' but with the prefix ( _ ana_ ) 'up,' as here, it has the active sense of 'taking up.' It is so translated except in 1 Timothy 3:16 . The more passive recepti...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF ACTS. CHAPTER 10 OUTLINE AND COMMENTARY. MARK DUNAGAN I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 10: I. God's message to Cornelius: Acts 10:1-8 II. God's message to Peter: Acts 10:9-20 III. The journey and...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * Cornelius directed to send for Peter. (1-8) Peter's vision. (9-18) He goes to Cornelius. (19-33) His discourse to Cornelius. (34-43) The gifts of the Holy Spirit poured out. (44-48)...

  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CHAPTER 10 THE CHURCH’S DOOR OPENED FOR THE GENTILES—ACCESSION OF CONVERTS FROM HEATHENDOM § 1. Cornelius’s Vision; or, a Gentile Inquirer directed (Acts 10:1). § 2. Peter’s Trance; or, the Aposto...

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