Acts 10:1-16 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The bringing of the gospel to the Gentiles, and the bringing of those who had been strangers and foreigners to be fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, were such a mystery to the apostles themselves, and such a surprise (Eph. 3:3, 6), that it concerns us carefully to observe all the circumstances of the beginning of this great work, this part of the mystery of godliness?Christ preached to the Gentiles, and believed on in this world, 1 Tim. 3:16. It is not unlikely that... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 10:9-18

Cornelius had received positive orders from heaven to send for Peter, whom otherwise he had not heard of, or at least not heeded; but here is another difficulty that lies in the way of bringing them together?the question is whether Peter will come to Cornelius when he is sent for; not as if he thought it below him to come at a beck, or as if he were afraid to preach his doctrine to a polite man as Cornelius was: but it sticks at a point of conscience. Cornelius is a very worthy man, and has... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 10:1-8

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 charity to the people and he was constant in prayer to God. About three o'clock in the afternoon in a vision he clearly saw the angel of God coming to him and saying, "Cornelius." He gazed at him and he was awe-stricken. He said, "What is it, sir?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your works... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 10:9-16

10:9-16 On the next day, when they were on the way and when they were getting near the city, about midday Peter went up to the housetop to pray. He became hungry and he wanted something to eat. When they were preparing the meal a trance came upon him. He saw the heavens opened and he saw a kind of vessel coming down. It was like a great sheet and it was let down by the four corners to the earth. On it there were all four-footed animals, all animals that creep on the earth and all that fly in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:2

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 Israel; he had the fear of God wrought in his heart, which is a part of the covenant of grace, a blessing of it, and the beginning of wisdom; he was truly a gracious man, a converted person, and who from an internal principle worshipped God externally: with all his house ; he brought up... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:3

He saw in a vision evidently ,.... He was not in a dream, or in a trance, but he was thoroughly awake, and his eyes open, and was himself; it was not in the night, but in clear day: about the ninth hour of the day ; or three o'clock in the afternoon, which was the hour of prayer, Acts 3:1 in which exercise he was now engaged, Acts 10:30 at this time he saw an angel of God coming to him ; into the room where he was at prayer: and saying unto him, Cornelius ; he called him by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:4

And when he looked on him, he was afraid ,.... What with the brightness of his clothing, Acts 10:30 and the lustre of his countenance, and the majestic form in which he appeared, he perceived there was something uncommon and divine in this vision, and therefore was filled with awe and reverence, yea, with something of a panic fear; as it was usual, even with good persons, as the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament, Zacharias, the Virgin Mary, and others; from a sense of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:5

And now send men to Joppa ,.... Which lay near to Caesarea; and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter : the angel was not sent to instruct Cornelius himself, but to direct him to an apostle of Christ, and minister of the Gospel, who should do it; for not angels, but men, are employed in the ministry of the word, which is the ordinary means of spiritual knowledge, and of increasing it. So the eunuch was instructed by Philip, and Saul by Ananias; which shows the excellency and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:6

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner , &c.; Simon the tanner was his host; this man very probably was a good man, and one that lodged strangers; of his trade; see Gill on Acts 9:43 . whose house is by the sea side ; Joppa was a sea port, 2 Chronicles 2:16 Jonah 1:3 hence we read of ימא דיפו , "the sea of Joppa" F24 Ezra iii. 7. Targum in 2 Chron. ii. 16. ; and also of למינה של יפו , "the port of Joppa" F25 T. Hieros. Yoma, fol. 41. 1. Joseph. Antiqu. l. 11. c.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 10:9-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 10:1-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 10:9-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 10:6

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