Acts 10:1

Cornelius Calls for Peter

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

Acts 10:1 in Other Translations

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,

1 In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.

1 There was a man named Cornelius who lived in Caesarea, captain of the Italian Guard stationed there.

1 There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.

Acts 10:1 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:1

There was a certain man in Caesarea
This was the Caesarea formerly called Strato's tower, not Caesarea Philippi; for the former, and not the latter, lay near Joppa:

called Cornelius;
which was a Roman name, and he himself was a Roman or an Italian:

a centurion of the band called the Italian band;
which consisted of soldiers collected out of Italy, from whence the band took its name, in which Cornelius was a centurion, having a hundred men under him, as the name of his office signifies.

Acts 10:1 In-Context

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.

Cross References

• 1. S Acts 8:40