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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
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DEVOUT. pious. Greek. _eusebes._ Here, Acts 10:7; Acts 22:12; 2 Peter
2:9. Not the same as in Acts 2:5;...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 10:1-8. CORNELIUS IS DIVINELY WARNED TO SEND FOR PETER...
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_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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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...
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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,...
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See notes on verse 1...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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[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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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CORNELIUS THE CENTURION.
The vision of Cornelius:...
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A DEVOUT MAN, AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD WITH ALL HIS HOUSE, WHICH GAVE
MUCH ALMS TO THE PEOPLE, AND PRAYED TO GOD ALWAY....
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 10:2 devout G2152 and G2532 feared G5399 (G5740) God G2316 with
G4862 all G3956 his G846 household...
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‘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,...
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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...
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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 ...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:2 DEVOUT MAN WHO FEARED GOD. A “God-fearer”
(compare v. Acts 10:22; Acts 8:26;...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS.
CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) =
ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS.
CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) =
ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 8:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 2 Chronicles 6:33; 2 Corinthians
9:8;...
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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...
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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...
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Who gave much alms to the people — That is, to the Jews, many of
whom were at that time extremely poor....