There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Cornelius (Κορνηλιος). The great Cornelian family of Rome may have had a freedman or descendant who is

centurion

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

CHAPTER 10

Introduction

This chapter commences a very important part of the history of the apostles' transactions. Before this, they …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There was a certain man in Cæsarea.—We enter on a new stage of expansion in the Church's growth, the full details of whic…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Caesarea is in the center of the coastal Plain of Sharon in northern Palestine, on the shores of the Mediterranean, some sixty-five miles northwest…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Luke now turns to a noteworthy account, namely, that God sees fit to advance a stranger, and one uncircumcised, to singular honor above all the Jew…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

There was a certain man in Caesarea This was the Caesarea formerly called Strato's tower, not Caesarea Philippi; for the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Until now, none had been baptized into the Christian church except Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the c…

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