Cornelius Calls for Peter

10 At Caesarea(A) there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

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Cornelius Sends a Delegation

10 There was a certain man in (A)Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian [a]Regiment,

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  1. Acts 10:1 Cohort

He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(A) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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(A)a devout man and one who (B)feared God with all his household, who gave [a]alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

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  1. Acts 10:2 charitable gifts

21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

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21 Then Peter went down to the men [a]who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?”

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  1. Acts 10:21 NU, M omit who had been sent to him from Cornelius

22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man,(A) who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”(B)

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22 And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and (A)has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

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24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea.(A) Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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Peter Meets Cornelius

24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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