What does Acts 10:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;"
Verse Acts 10:7. _AND A DEVOUT SOLDIER_] It has already been remarked that Cornelius had taken care to instruct his family in Divine things; and it appears also that he had been attentive to the spiri...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER - A pious man. This is an instance of the effect of piety in a military officer. Few people have more influence; and in this case the effect was seen not only in the piety of his fami...
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 Genti...
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...
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...
AND. Now. SPAKE. Greek. _laleo._ App-121. CORNELIUS. The texts read "him". HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS. Greek. _oiketes._ App-190. WAITED... CONTINUALLY. Greek. _proskartereo._ See note on Acts 1:14....
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...
Acts 10:1-8. CORNELIUS IS DIVINELY WARNED TO SEND FOR PETER...
_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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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, Acts 10...
7, 8. (7) "_And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius went away, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who attended him,_ (8) _and having fully related all these thing...
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; AND WHEN THE ANGEL WHICH SPAKE UNT...
There were two classes of proselytes: the proselytes of righteousness and the proselytes of the gate. The former, by circumcision and conformation to the Jewish ritual, became incorporated into the Je...
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...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER. — The word implies that the man was, like his superior officer, a convert to the faith of Israel, though not, in the full sense of the word, a proselyte. It is natural to infer the s...
οἰκετῶν : one related to the οἶκος, a milder and a narrower term than δοῦλος, which would simply denote ownership; more closely associated with the family than other servants, οἰκέτας τε καὶ δούλους,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
7._And after that the angel. _Luke declareth here how ready Cornelius was to obey when as he maketh no tarriance, but doth that with all diligence which he was commanded to do. And this was the cause...
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...
AND WHEN THE ANGEL WHICH SPAKE UNTO CORNELIUS WAS DEPARTED,.... For when be had delivered his message, he either disappeared, or withdrew, and immediately Cornelius showed himself ready to obey the he...
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; Ver. 7. _A devout soldier_] Cornelius...
_When the angel was departed, he called_, &c. He was obedient to the heavenly vision, without dispute or delay, and sent forthwith to Joppa to fetch Peter to him. Had he himself only been concerned, h...
CORNELIUS THE CENTURION. The vision of Cornelius:...
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...
AND WHEN THE ANGEL WHO SPOKE TO HIM HAD DEPARTED, CORNELIUS CALLED TWO OF HIS HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS AND A DEVOUT SOLDIER FROM AMONG THOSE WHO WAITED ON HIM CONTINUALLY. 1. When the angel left - Corneliu...
"And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and. devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; and having rehearsed all things unto them, he...
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...
TWO OF HIS HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS; these servants doubtless Cornelius had instructed, as appears ACTS 10:2, and God blesses him with faithful and successful service from them. A DEVOUT SOLDIER; no conditi...
7, 8. (7) "_ And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius went away, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who attended him,_ (8) _and having fully related all these thin...
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‘And when the angel who spoke to him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually, and having rehearsed all things to them, he sen...
Acts 10:7. WHEN THE ANGEL WAS DEPARTED (see note above on Acts 10:3). The phrase used by Cornelius himself (Acts 10:33), when he tells his story to St. Peter, is, ‘Immediately therefore I sent unto th...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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...
TWO OF HIS HOUSE SERVANTS AND A SOLDIER. These also worshiped God....
_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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2; Luke 23:47). ITALIAN BAND, or _cohort._—The _legio Itali...
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 Samuel 14:6; 1 Samuel 14:7; 1 Timothy 6:2; Acts 10:1; Acts 10:2; Genesis 24:1; Genesis 24:52; Judges 7:10; Luke 3:14; Matthew 8:10;...
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-fl...
Observe here, 1. That as Cornelius had. vision from God, to encourage him to send for Peter, so the apostle had likewise. vision to encourage him to go to Cornelius. In which note, 1. The time when h...