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People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 10:1
The Doors of the Kingdom Opened to the Gentiles
SUMMARY OF ACTS 10: The Centurion Cornelius. His Vision. His Messengers
Sent to Joppa. Peter's Vision the Next Day. Peter Directed to Go to
Caesarea. Peter Preaches Christ to Cornelius and His Household. The
Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles. The Gentiles Baptized.
A certain man in Caesarea. Caesarea, at this time the chief seaport
of Palestine and the Roman capital, was their military headquarters.
Cornelius, a centurion. Cornelius, a Gentile, a Roman officer,
is one of four centurions named favorably in the New Testament: Julius
(Acts 27:1-3), the centurion at the cross (Matthew 27:54 Mr 15:39
Luke 23:47), and the centurion who built the synagogue at Capernaum
(Luke 7:2). The office corresponded to the modern captain.
The Italian [band]. A cohort, composed of about 600 men. Many of
the conquered races served in the Roman armies, but this cohort was
made up of Italians. At the residence of the Roman procurator would be
placed a body of troops on which he could rely.
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