Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 10:8
A devout soldier — How many such attendants have our modern officers? A devout soldier would now be looked upon as little better than a deserter from his colours.
A devout soldier — How many such attendants have our modern officers? A devout soldier would now be looked upon as little better than a deserter from his colours.
Verse Acts 10:8. _HE SENT THEM TO JOPPA._] It has been properly remarked, that from Joppa, Jonah was sent to preach to the _Gentiles_ of Nineveh; and from the same place Peter was sent to preach the G...
AND WHEN ... - “It has been remarked that from Joppa, Jonah was sent to preach to the Gentiles at Nineveh, and that from the same place Peter was sent to preach to the Gentiles at Caesarea” (Clarke)....
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...
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...
WHEN HE HAD DECLARED. having related. Greek. _exegeomai._ Here, Acts 15:12; Acts 15:14; Acts 21:10; Luke 21:35.
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...
_And when he had declared all these things unto them_ Omit "these" which is not in the Greek. The confidence which Cornelius placed in those who attended on him is shewn by this open communication wit...
Acts 10:1-8. CORNELIUS IS DIVINELY WARNED TO SEND FOR PETER...
ἘΞΗΓΗΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ ἍΠΑΝΤΑ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ, _when he had declared all things unto them_. The confidence which Cornelius placed in those who attended on him is shewn by this open communication with them at once on t...
_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...
ΈΞΗΓΗΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.) от_ ΈΞΗΓΈΟΜΑΙ (G1834) рассказывать, объяснять, ΆΠΈΣΤΕΙΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΑΠΟΣΤΈΛΛΩ (G649) посылать, посылать как личного представителя для выполнения...
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 7...
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. AND WHEN HE HAD DECLARED ALL THESE THINGS UNTO THEM - a pious familiarity (says Bengel) toward domestics, "he sent them...
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...
TO JOPPA] A distance of about 40 m....
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...
ἐξηγησάμενος ἅπαντα : only in Luke in N.T., except once in John 1:18, _cf._ Luke 24:35; Acts 15:12; Acts 15:14;...
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...
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...
8.Whereas Cornelius expoundeth the whole matter to the soldier and his servants, it tendeth to this end, that he may the more encourage them to give ear to the commandment, which they see is rather a...
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 HE HAD DECLARED ALL THESE THINGS UNTO THEM,.... Which he had heard and seen in the vision, and of which he gave them a particular account; partly to engage them the more cheerfully to go on t...
And when he had declared all _these_ things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. Ver. 8. _And when he had declared_] He knew well the worth of a faithful messenger, Proverbs 25:13. Howbeit the more to a...
_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...
AND WHEN HE HAD DECLARED ALL THESE THINGS UNTO THEM, HE SENT THEM TO JOPPA. While Saul, in his own city of Tarsus, was awaiting the time when the Lord would assign definite work among the Gentiles to...
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...
SO WHEN HE HAD EXPLAINED ALL _THESE_ THINGS TO THEM, HE SENT THEM TO JOPPA. 1. He explained the purpose of their trip. 2. He told them the information they needed and the message they were to delive...
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...
Thus on Cornelius's side all things are disposed towards his receiving of the gospel; and the same providence, at the same time, disposes all things on Peter's part towards his coming to publish it: f...
Acts 10:8 So G2532 explained G1834 (G5666) things G537 them G846 sent G649 (G5656) them G846 to...
‘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 10:8. WHEN HE HAD DECLARED ALL THINGS UNTO THEM. This would include ‘the vision, the Divine command, and the expected revelation.' It might be asked why Cornelius did not send a letter to Peter,...
REHEARSED (εξηγησαμενος). See on Luke 24:35. All the details about the vision. The soldier was "devout" like Cornelius and would protect the two household servants (οικετων)....
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...
_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...
_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...
Acts 10:33; Acts 26:19; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Galatians 1:16; Psalm
Declared [ε ξ η γ η σ α μ ε ν ο ς]. Better, as Rev., rehearsed. See on Luke 24:35....
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...