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Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
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A Pivotal Moment for the Gospel
Commentators universally highlight this verse as the start of a pivotal new chapter in the church. God deliberately chooses Cornelius, a Roman military officer, to demonstrate that the gospel is for all people, not just the Jews. This event becomes the 'ruling case,' officially opening the church's doors to the Gentile world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER 10
Introduction
This chapter commences a very important part of the history of the apostles' transactions. Before this, they …
Cornelius (Κορνηλιος). The great Cornelian family of Rome may have had a freedman or descendant who is
centurion
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There was a certain man in Caesarea This was the Caesarea formerly called Strato's tower, not Caesarea Philippi; for the …
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Until now, none had been baptized into the Christian church except Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the c…
