At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
- KJV There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
- NKJV There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
- NASB Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,
- NLT In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.
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Quick answer
In Caesarea lived Cornelius, a Roman centurion of the Italian Regiment. A Gentile soldier is about to become a landmark in salvation history.
Overview
Luke introduces Cornelius, an officer of the occupying Roman army, as the focus of a pivotal episode. His standing as a Gentile makes him an unlikely candidate for inclusion in God's people by Jewish expectation. His story will mark the gospel's decisive opening to the nations.
Cross-references & the web
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- Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
- Matt 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
- Acts 8:40But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 27:43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
- Matt 8:5–13When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
- John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
- Acts 25:1Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
- Matt 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
- Acts 23:33When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
- Acts 22:25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
- Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
- Acts 25:13After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
- Mark 15:16Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
- John 18:12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
- Acts 23:23Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
- Acts 21:8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
- Luke 7:2There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
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