Peter Visits Cornelius - Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort. He was a devout,
34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.Berean Study BibleAs Peter continued to reflect on the visionThe phrase "continued to reflect" indicates a deep, meditative consideration. The Greek word used here is "dienthume...
34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.Berean Study BibleWhile Peter was still speakingThis phrase highlights the immediacy and divine interruption of the Holy Spirit's work. The Greek word for "speaking" is "λαλ...
Cornelius Calls for Peter - At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family
(verse 43) As Peter was talking, the Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius and the others just as it fell on Peter and the other disciples on Pentecost (Shavuot), and they began speaking in other tongues. Stained glass church window — the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Minds of the Jewish ...
In Acts 10, we read about the first Gentile convert, Cornelius. People must keep in mind the significance of receiving Cornelius into the Church. Receiving the first Gentile convert was a monumental event which showed the universality of the one true Church. The fact that the angel tells Corne...
Within a few years after his call Peter seems to have conversed fluently in Greek with Cornelius, at least there is no intimation that an interpreter was employed, while it is highly improbable that Cornelius, a Roman soldier, should have used the language of Palestine. The style of both ...
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70. However, the leading Jesuit commentator of the period, Cornelius Lapide (1567-1637), rejected Alcazar’s preterism as “new and against the usual interpretations,”“mystical rather than literal,”“is allegorical,” and because it “makes assertions without proof.” 4 The first Protestant ...
Cornelius à Lapide, in his commentary on the Gospel of John, summarizes them as follows: S. Jerome gives (in Ezek. xlvii. 9) the literal reason; because there are just that number of different kinds of fish. This is what he says, “Those who have written about animated nature say ...