Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 10:2
Who gave much alms to the people — That is, to the Jews, many of whom were at that time extremely poor.
Who gave much alms to the people — That is, to the Jews, many of whom were at that time extremely poor.
Verse Acts 10:2. A _DEVOUT_ MAN] ευσεβης, from ευ, _well_, and σεβομαι, _I worship_. A person who _worships the true God_, and is no _idolater_. _ONE THAT FEARED GOD_] φοβουμενος τον θεον, One who w...
A DEVOUT MAN - Pious, or one who maintained the worship of God. See the notes on Luke 2:25. Compare Acts 2:5; Acts 8:2. AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD - This is often a designation of piety. S
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...
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...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
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...
DEVOUT. pious. Greek. _eusebes._ Here, Acts 10:7; Acts 22:12; 2 Peter 2:9. Not the same as in Acts 2:5;...
_a devout man_ i.e. he was a worshipper of the true God, but had not joined himself to the Jews in the observance of the Law. The language of St Peter in Acts 10:28 shews us that he was not a complete...
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...
ΕΥ̓ΣΕΒΉΣ, _a devout man_, i.e. he was a worshipper of the true God, but had not joined himself to the Jews in the observance of the Law. The language of St Peter in Acts 10:28 shews us that he was not...
_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...
ΕΎΣΕΒΉΣ (G2152) набожный, ΦΟΒΟΎΜΕΝΟΣ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΦΟΒΈΟΜΑΙ (G5399) бояться. Эти два термина обозначают язычников, которые, не являясь прозелитами в полном смысле слова, обратились к...
A DEVOUT MAN, &C.— Cornelius had distinguished himself by his great virtue, piety, and charity, and was well prepared for the reception of the gospel, as the proselytes of the gate were in general abo...
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,...
See notes on verse 1...
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. A DEVOUT MAN - an uncircumcised convert to the Jewish faith, of whom at this...
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...
ONE THAT FEARED GOD] i.e. a believer in the one true God, but not a circumcised proselyte. The baptism of Cornelius would not have been an innovation if he had been circumcised: see Acts 6:5. Corneliu...
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 MAN, AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD WITH ALL HIS HOUSE. — The word for “devout” is not the same as that used in Acts 2:5; Acts 8:2, and Luke 2:25, and appears to be used by St. Luke, as again in...
ἑκατοντάρχης : form general in N.T., and so in later Greek, although χιλίαρχος is always retained in N.T., and ἑκατόνταρχος is also found, Matthew 8:5; Matthew 8:8 (W.H [237]), Luke 7:2;...
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...
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 J...
[A] (a) devout [man], and one that feared God with (b) all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. (a) So that he worshipped one God, and was not an idolater, and neit...
A religious man, and one that feared God. He was not a Jew, yet believed in one God. --- Always, that is, frequently praying, and giving alms. In the Rheims Testament we find this note: "Hereby it app...
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...
2.He saith that he was a godly man, and one that feared God; secondly, that like a good householder he had a care to instruct his families; he praiseth him afterward for the offices of love, because h...
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...
A DEVOUT MAN,.... A truly religious person, who had forsaken the Roman idolatry and superstition, in which he was brought up: AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD: the one only living and true God, the God of Isr...
_A_ devout _man_, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. Ver. 2. _A devout man, &c._] ευσεβης. Not of the king's religion, whatever i...
_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...
A DEVOUT MAN, AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD WITH ALL HIS HOUSE, WHICH GAVE MUCH ALMS TO THE PEOPLE, AND PRAYED TO GOD ALWAY....
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...
A DEVOUT _MAN_ AND ONE WHO FEARED GOD WITH ALL HIS HOUSEHOLD, WHO GAVE ALMS GENEROUSLY TO THE PEOPLE, AND PRAYED TO GOD ALWAYS. 1. We now meet the person - Cornelius. 1. DEVOUT - He was a sincere, g...
"a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always" "Devout" Meaning reverent and pious. "One that feared God" "The usual term for th...
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...
A DEVOUT MAN; this Cornelius was a proselyte of the gate, or such as observed the seven precepts of Noah, and lived without giving any offence to the Jews. WITH ALL HIS HOUSE; it was a very good sign...
Cyprian Treatise IV On the Lord's Prayer To this man, when he prayed about the ninth hour, appeared an angel bearing testimony to his labours, and saying, "Cornelius, thy prayers and thine alms are g...
Acts 10:2 devout G2152 and G2532 feared G5399 (G5740) God G2316 with G4862 all G3956 his G846 household...
‘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,...
Acts 10:2. A DEVONT MAN, etc. We enter here upon the description of the personal character of Cornelius; and the particulars contained even in this verse are copious and impressive. It is useful to en...
DEVOUT (ευσεβης). Old word from ευ (well) and σεβομα (to worship, to reverence), but rare in the N.T. (Acts 10:2; Acts 10:7; 2 Peter 2:1). It might refer to a worshipful pagan ...
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...
HE WAS A RELIGIOUS MAN. This means he had turned to God and worshiped him. He was not A "Gentile converted to Judaism," because he had not been circumcised and officially become A _Jew._ But he and hi...
_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 10:2 DEVOUT MAN WHO FEARED GOD. A “God-fearer” (compare v. Acts 10:22; Acts 8:26;...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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 Kings 8:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 2 Chronicles 6:33; 2 Corinthians 9:8;...
Devout [ε υ σ ε β η ς]. See on godliness, 2 Peter 1:3. Prayed [δ ε ο μ ε ν ο ς]. See on prayers, Luke 5:33. " Unheard by all but angel ears The good Cornelius knelt alone, Nor dream 'd his prayers a...
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...