Acts 10:24

Cornelius Caesarea

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.”

²³ So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

²⁵ As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.

²⁶ But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
KJV: And the morrow after they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
WEB: On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
ASV: And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.
DARBY: And on the morrow they came to Caesarea. But Cornelius was looking for them, having called together his kinsmen and [his] intimate friends.
BLB: And on the next day, he entered into Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relatives and close friends.

ÅB: Dagen etter kom de til Cesarea, og Kornelius hadde kalt sammen sine frender og nærmeste venner og ventet på dem.
OTB: Dagen etter ankom han Cæsarea. Kornelius ventet på deres ankomst og hadde samlet sine slektninger og nære venner.
B1930: Dagen efter kom de til Cesarea, og Kornelius hadde kalt sammen sine frender og nærmeste venner og ventet på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 2:3
And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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Luke 5:29
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
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Acts 8:40
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
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Matthew 9:9–10
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
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John 4:28–29
Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
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John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Zechariah 3:10
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
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Mark 5:19–20
But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
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