Acts 10:1-11:18 NIV

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

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:1

There was a certain man in Caesarea - This was Caesarea of Palestine, called also Strato's Tower, as has been already noted, and the residence of the Roman procurator. A centurion - Ἑκατονταρχης , The chief or captain of 100 men, as both the Greek and Latin words imply. How the Roman armies were formed, divided, and marshalled, see in the notes on Matthew 20:16 ; (note). A centurion among the Romans was about the same rank as a captain among us. The band called the Italian band -... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:1

Verse 1 1.Luke passeth over now unto a worthy (643) history, to wit, that God vouchsafeth to advance a stranger, and one uncircumcised, unto singular honor above all the Jews, because he doth both send his angel unto him, and for his sake bringeth Peter to Cesarea, that he may instruct him in the gospel. But first of all Luke showeth what manner of person this Cornelius was, for whose cause an angel descended from heaven, and God spake to Peter in a vision. He was a captain [centurion] of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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 Caesarea (see note to Acts 9:30 ) was but a short distance, some thirty miles, from Joppa. It was doubtless with a view to Peter's momentous errand to Caesarea that Luke recorded his previous visit to Lydda and his residence at Joppa, consequent upon the restoring of Dorcas to life: the origines of Gentile... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

Piety, its place, its associations, and its reward. We gather— I. THAT GOD HAS HIS SERVANTS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES . We look for piety in certain quarters where it may be supposed to flourish; in others we do not look to see it; yet in these latter it may be found. Who would have expected that a centurion in a Roman regiment would prove to be a worshipper of God—one that " feared God with all his house"? He and his family must have been living in a way that contrasted... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The pious centurion. I. THE SCENE OF THE STORY . It was at Caesarea. Hitherto we have heard of Judaea, Samaria, and Galilee. Here the fiery baptism had descended, and here the martyrs had sealed their testimony in blood. Now the second part of the early Church history begins, and the great thought of the gospel, the conversion of the Gentiles to Christ, begins to be an accomplished fact. II. THE GENTILE SUBJECT OF CONVERSION . 1. A centurion; a captain; a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The Spirit of God in the Gentile world. Caesarea. Roman spirit there. Philip's visit (see Acts 8:40 ). Herod's influence. Possible contact of Cornelius with gospel truth. Necessity that the entrance of the Church on its new territory should be solemn, authorized, undoubtedly firm, because of the subsequent controversies which would be largely settled by reverting to the facts. I. CORNELIUS , A TYPE of the religious heathen under the influence of the Spirit. 1. Devotion may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-33

The indenture. The meeting of Peter and Cornelius is one of those binges upon which, small as they seem at the moment, vast interests turn. It was one of those moments when revolutions in the whole state of human society are at the birth; when that is being unconsciously enacted by the doers which will powerfully affect mankind to the end of time and beyond it. From the call of Abraham to the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the covenanted mercies of God had been restricted within... read more

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

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:1-33

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