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Acts 10:1
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In Caesarea, there was a Roman Regiment Captain named Cornelius.
Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,
Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;
But a certain man in Caesarea,—by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italic,
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
And there was a certain man in Cesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of that called the Italian band,
Now a Captain of the Italian Regiment, named Cornelius, was quartered at Caesarea.
There was a certaine man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a Centurion of ye band called the Italian band,
But a certain man, Cornelius by name, was in Caesarea, a centurion of a cohort being called Italian,
There was a man at Cesarea, named Cornelius (a captayne of ye copany, which is called ye Italianysh)
In Cesarea there was a centurion of a cohort in the Italic legion, whose name was Cornelius, a religious man,
There was a man named Cornelius who lived in Caesarea, captain of the Italian Guard stationed there. He was a thoroughly good man. He had led everyone in his house to live worshipfully before God, was always helping people in need, and had the habit of prayer. One day about three o'clock in the afternoon he had a vision. An angel of God, as real as his next-door neighbor, came in and said, "Cornelius."
Now at Caesarea [Maritima] there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Regiment,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
At Caesare'a there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
Ther was a certayne man in Cesarea called Cornelius a captayne of ye soudiers of Italy
Now [there was] a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a captain from the Italian Battalion,
There was a certain man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],
And there was a certain man in Cesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, an officer in the Italian group of the Roman army.
Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called "The Italian Unit."
There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a Roman army officer in what was called the Italian Regiment.
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
Fvrthermore there was a certaine man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a captaine of the band called the Italian band,
THERE was in Cs-a-re''a a man called Cornelius, a centurion of the regiment which is called the Italian,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion[fn] in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
BUT in Cesarea was a certain man, a centurion, whose name was Cornelius, of the cohort which was called the Italic.
And there was a certain man in Caesarea, whose name was Cornelius, a centurion of the regiment called the Italian.
In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.
There was a man in the city of Caesarea by the name of Cornelius. He was a captain of an Italian group of the army.
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called.
But, a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian, -
And there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of that which is called the Italian band:
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Cohort,
There was a certayne man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a captayne of the bande called the Italian bande,
In the city of Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a Roman army officer in what was called the Italian Unit.
Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,
There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, who was a captain in the Roman army regiment called "The Italian Regiment."
A man was in Cesarie, Cornelie bi name, a centurien of the cumpanye of knyytis, that is seid of Italie;
Contextual Overview
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Cir, am 4045, ad 41
in: Acts 8:40, Acts 21:8, Acts 23:23, Acts 23:33, Acts 25:1, Acts 25:13
a centurion: Acts 22:25, Acts 27:1, Acts 27:31, Acts 27:43, Matthew 8:5-13, Matthew 27:54, Luke 7:2
Italian: The Italian band, or rather cohort, ףנויסב [Strong's G4686], (a regiment sometimes consisting of from 555 to 1,105 infantry), is not unknown to the Roman writers (see Tacitus); and Gruter gives an inscription in which it is mentioned, which was found in the Forum Sempronii, on a fine marble table. Acts 27:1
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:41 - a stranger 2 Chronicles 6:32 - the stranger Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Isaiah 56:3 - the son Matthew 27:27 - band Mark 15:39 - the centurion John 7:17 - General Acts 10:7 - and a Acts 10:22 - Cornelius Acts 18:22 - Caesarea
Cross-References
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it."
These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In Cesarea - See the notes on Acts 8:40.
Cornelius - This is a Latin name, and shows that the man was doubtless a Roman. It has been supposed by many interpreters that he was “a proselyte of the gate”; that is, one who had renounced idolatry, and who observed some of the Jewish rites, though not circumcised, and not called a Jew. But there is no sufficient evidence of this. The reception of the narrative of I Peter Acts 11:1-3 shows that the other apostles regarded him as a Gentile. In Acts 10:28, Peter evidently regards him as a foreigner - one who did not in any sense esteem himself to be a Jew. In Acts 11:1, it is expressly said that “the Gentiles” had received the Word of God, evidently alluding to Cornelius and to those who were with him.
A centurion - One who was the commander of a division in the Roman army, consisting of 100 men. A captain of 100. See the notes on Matthew 8:5.
Of the band - A division of the Roman army, consisting of from 400 to 600 men. See the notes on Matthew 27:27.
The Italian band - Probably a band or regiment that was composed of soldiers from Italy, in distinction from those which were composed of soldiers born in provinces. It is evident that many of the soldiers in the Roman army would be those who were born in other parts of the world; and it is altogether probable that those who were born in Rome or Italy would claim pre-eminence over those enlisted in other places.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER X.
An angel appears to Cornelius, a centurion, and directs him to
send to Joppa, for Peter, to instruct him in the way of
salvation, 1-6.
He sends accordingly, 7, 8.
While the messengers are on their way to Joppa, Peter has a
remarkable vision, by which he is taught how he should treat
the Gentiles, 9-16.
The messengers arrive at the house of Simon the tanner, and
deliver their message, 17-22.
They lodge there that night, and on the morrow Peter accompanies
them to Caesarea, where they find Cornelius and his friends
assembled, waiting the coming of Peter, 23, 24.
Peter makes an apology for his coming, and inquires for what
purpose Cornelius had sent for him, 25-29.
Cornelius answers, 30-33.
And Peter preaches unto him Jesus, as the Saviour of the world,
and the Judge of quick and dead, 34-43.
While he speaks the Holy Ghost descends on Cornelius and his
company; and they speak with new tongues, and magnify God,
44-46.
Peter commands them to be baptized in the name of the Lord,
47, 48.
NOTES ON CHAP. X.
I have already observed (see the conclusion of the preceding chapter) that hitherto the apostles confined their labours among the Jews and circumcised proselytes, not making any offer of salvation to the Gentiles; for they had fully imbibed the opinion that none could enter into the kingdom of God, and be finally saved, unless they were circumcised, and became obedient to the law of Moses. This prejudice would have operated so as finally to prevent them from preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles, had not God, by a particular interposition of his mercy and goodness, convinced Peter, and through him all the other apostles, that he had accepted the Gentiles as well as the Jews, and would put no difference between the one and the other, purifying their hearts by faith, and giving the Gentiles the Holy Ghost, as he had before given it to the Jews. The means which he used to produce this conviction in the minds of the apostles are detailed at length in the following chapter.
Verse 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 — εκατονταρχης, The chief or captain of 100 men, as both the Greek and Latin words imply. How the Roman armies were formed, divided, and marshalled, Matthew 20:16. A centurion among the Romans was about the same rank as a captain among us.
The band called the Italian band — The word σπειρα, which we translate band, signifies the same as cohort or regiment, which sometimes consisted of 555 infantry, and 66 cavalry; but the cohors prima, or first cohort, consisted of 1105 infantry, and l32 cavalry, in the time of Vegetius. But the cavalry are not to be considered as part of the cohort, but rather a company joined to it. A Roman legion consisted of ten cohorts; the first of which surpassed all the others, both in numbers and in dignity. When in former times the Roman legion contained 6000, each cohort consisted of 600, and was divided into three manipuli; but both the legions and cohorts were afterwards various in the numbers they contained. As there were doubtless many Syrian auxiliaries, the regiment in question was distinguished from them as consisting of Italian, i.e. Roman, soldiers. The Italian cohort is not unknown among the Roman writers: Gruter gives an inscription, which was found in the Forum Sempronii, on a fine table of marble, nine feet long, four feet broad, and four inches thick; on which are the following words:-
L. MAESIO. L. F. POL.
RVFO. PROC. AVG.
TRIB. MIL. LEG. X.
APPOLLINARIS. TRIB.
COH. MIL. ITALIC. VOLUNT.
QVAE. EST. IN. SYRIA. PRAEF.
FABRVM. BIS.
See Gruter's Inscriptions, p. ccccxxxiii-iv.
This was probably the same cohort as that mentioned here by St. Luke; for the tenth legion mentioned in the above inscription was certainly in Judea, A.D. 69. Tacitus also mentions the Italica legio, the Italic legion, lib. i. c. 59, which Junius Blaesus had under his command in the province of Lyons. We learn, from the Roman historians, that the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth legions were stationed in Judea; and the third, fourth, sixth, and twelfth in Syria. The Italic legion was in the battle of Bedriacum, fought, A.D. 69, between the troops of Vitellius and Otho; and performed essential services to the Vitellian army. See Tacitus, Hist. lib. ii. cap. 41. The issue of this battle was the defeat of the Othonians, on which Otho slew himself, and the empire was confirmed to Vitellius.
Wherever he sees it necessary, St. Luke carefully gives dates and facts, to which any might have recourse who might be disposed to doubt his statements: we have had several proofs of this in his Gospel. See especially Luke 1:1, &c., and Luke 3:1, &c., and the notes there.
