Hechos 10:24

24 Llegaron a Cesarea al día siguiente. Cornelio los estaba esperando y había reunido a sus parientes y amigos cercanos.

Hechos 10:24 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:24

And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea
So that they were one day, and part of another, on their journey:

and Cornelius waited for them;
he had an eager desire to hear the word from Peter's mouth; and was longing and looking for the coming of him, with the men he sent for him; and he and his family were in a waiting posture, and ready to hear the word, when the apostle of Christ should come: it would be well if this was always the case of the hearers of the word, to assemble before their ministers come; and be waiting for them, and in full expectation of them, and ready to receive them, and the words of grace which drop from their lips:

and had called together his kinsmen and near friends;
or necessary ones: not only his relations according to the flesh, which might be in the Italian band, but his most familiar acquaintance, with whom he was in the strictest friendship; who may be called "necessary", as they are both by the Greeks and Romans, because they are often necessary for assistance and counsel: this shows the true grace of God in him, which wherever it is, puts a man on seeking after the spiritual and eternal welfare of all with whom he is concerned, and especially his relatives and friends.

Hechos 10:24 In-Context

22 Ellos dijeron:
—Nos envió Cornelio, un oficial romano. Es un hombre devoto y temeroso de Dios, muy respetado por todos los judíos. Un ángel santo le dio instrucciones para que vayas a su casa a fin de que él pueda escuchar tu mensaje.

23 Entonces Pedro invitó a los hombres a quedarse para pasar la noche. Al siguiente día, fue con ellos, acompañado por algunos hermanos de Jope.

24 Llegaron a Cesarea al día siguiente. Cornelio los estaba esperando y había reunido a sus parientes y amigos cercanos.

25 Cuando Pedro entró en la casa, Cornelio cayó a sus pies y lo adoró;

26 pero Pedro lo levantó y le dijo: «¡Ponte de pie, yo soy un ser humano como tú!».