Cornelius
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a
centurion of the band called the Italian [band],...
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And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one
that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of
the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for
thee into his house, and to hear words of thee....
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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this
hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold,
a man stood before me in bright clothing,...
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kor-ne'-li-us (Kornelios, "of a horn"): The story of
Cornelius is given in Acts 10:1 through 11:18.
1. His Family and Station:
The name is Roman and belonged to distinguished families in
the imperial city, such as the Scipios and Sulla. Thus he
was probably an Italian of Roman blood. Julian the Apostate
reckons him as one of the few persons of ...
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(of a horn), a Roman centurion of the Italian cohort stationed
in Caesarea, Ac 10:1 etc., a man full of good works and alms-
deeds. With his household he was baptized by St. Peter, and
thus Cornelius became the firstfruits of the Gentile world to
Christ....
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a centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a
"devout man," and like the centurion of Capernaum,
believed in
the God of Israel. His residence at Caesrea probably
brought him
into contact with Jews who communicated to him their
expectations regarding the Messiah; and thus he was
prepared to
welcome the message Peter brought him....
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Centurion of the Italian band or cohort at Caesarea (Acts
10); "devout and one that feared God with all his house": he
ordered not merely himself but all his family in God's ways.
Compare Genesis 18:19; Joshua 24:15. He had made the most of
his spiritual opportunities; for coming to the Holy Land a
heathen, when he knew of the true God there h...
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