They said, "Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Righteous (δικαιος). In the Jewish sense as in Lu 1:6; 2:25.

Well reported of (μαρτυρουμενος). Present pas…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

To hear words of thee. To be instructed by you.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Cornelius the centurion.—The description seems to imply that the name of the soldier-convert was not altogether unknown at Joppa. …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

(21–23a) In response to the Spirit’s urging, and probably by means of an outside stairway, Peter went down to meet the messengers. After he identif…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Cornelius, a just man. Cornelius’s servants commend their master not ambitiously, or so that they might flatter him, but so that Peter mig…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said, Cornelius, the centurion
A certain person, by name Cornelius, a Roman or Italian, as his name shows, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When we see our call to any service as clear, we should not be perplexed by doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas.

Cor…

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