Cornelius
A Roman centurion of the Italian band at Caesarea — devout, generous, praying, and uncircumcised. The Spirit fell on his household while Peter was still preaching, and the Gentile question was decided in fact before it was decided in council.
Biography
Key Data
- Era
- New Testament
- Titles
- Centurion
- Tags
- acts · caesarea · gentile
Cornelius in Scripture
10 verses use this name, in 1 book. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Cornelius.
New Testament1 book · 10 mentions
Acts10 mentions
- Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
- Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 10:4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
- Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
- Acts 10:17While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
5 further mentions in Acts — read them in the book.
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