Acts 10:7 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

KJV

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A devout soldier - A pious man. This is an instance of the effect of piety in a military officer. Few people have more influence; and in this case the effect was seen not only in the piety of his family, but of this attending soldier. Such men have usually been supposed to be far from the influence of religion; but this instance shows that even the disadvantages of a camp are not necessarily hostile to the existence of piety. Compare Luk 3:14.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Who this "devout soldier" was, can only be matter of conjecture. DA COSTA [Four Witnesses] gives a number of ingenious reasons for thinking that, having attached himself henceforth to Peter--whose influence in the composition of the second Gospel is attested by the earliest tradition, and is stamped on that Gospel itself--he is no other than the Evangelist Mark.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὡς	Hōs	When	G5613 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	had departed	G565 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἄγγελος	angelos	angel	G32 →
ὁ	ho	who	G3588 →
λαλῶν	lalōn	is speaking	G2980 →
αὐτῷ,	autō	to him,	G846 →
φωνήσας	phōnēsas	having called	G5455 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
οἰκετῶν	oiketōn	servants	G3610 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
στρατιώτην	stratiōtēn	a soldier	G4757 →
εὐσεβῆ	eusebē	devout	G2152 →
τῶν	tōn	of those	G3588 →
προσκαρτερούντων	proskarterountōn	attending	G4342 →
αὐτῷ,	autō	to him,	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
leads to
- Hebrews 13:5–6
  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Exodus 20:16
  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- 1 Timothy 6:8–10
  But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
- Exodus 23:1
  “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- Philippians 4:11
  I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
Through
Philemon 1:16
no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
leads to
- Colossians 3:22
  Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
- Matthew 23:8
  But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
- 1 Timothy 6:2
  Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.