Cornelius

• Peter meets Corneliusc. AD 38

Cornelius

• Κορνήλιος·Cornelius

Includes 7 verses that refer to Cornelius without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Acts 10:1
   At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
2. Acts 10:3
   One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
3. 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.
4. Acts 10:17
   While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
5. Acts 10:21
   So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
6. Acts 10:22
   “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
7. Acts 10:24
   The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
8. Acts 10:25
   As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
9. Acts 10:26Referred to, not named
   But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
10. Acts 10:27Referred to, not named
    As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
11. Acts 10:28Referred to, not named
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
12. Acts 10:29Referred to, not named
    So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
13. Acts 10:30
    Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
14. Acts 10:31
    …and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
15. Acts 10:32Referred to, not named
    Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
16. Acts 10:33Referred to, not named
    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
17. Acts 10:37Referred to, not named
    You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed: