And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
Study Helps
Interpretation
When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter.
Read with
This thought runs through Acts 10:20-24.
Glossary
- Caesarea Place
- (Palestinae), a city on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the great road from Tyre to Egypt, about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Caesarea Maritima.
- Cornelius Person
- A centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a “devout man,” and like the centurion of Capernaum, believed in the God of Israel.