2. A devout man, &c.--an uncircumcised Gentile proselyte to the
Jewish faith, of whom there were a very great number at this time; a
distinguished proselyte, who had brought his whole household
establishment under the hallowing influence of the Jewish faith and the
regular observance of its principal seasons of worship.
gave much alms to the people--that is, the Jewish people,
on the same principle as another centurion before him
(Lu 7:5);
thinking it no "great thing," if they had "sown unto him spiritual
things, that they should reap his carnal things"
(1Co 9:11).
prayed to God alway--at the stated daily seasons. (See on
Ac 10:3).
JFB.
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