Acts 10:7
New International Version
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

New Living Translation
As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.

English Standard Version
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,

Berean Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

Berean Literal Bible
And when the angel speaking to him had departed, having called two of the servants and a devout soldier of those who are attending him,

King James Bible
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

New King James Version
And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

New American Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,

NASB 1995
When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

NASB 1977
And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were in constant attendance upon him,

Legacy Standard Bible
And when the angel who was speaking to him had left, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

Amplified Bible
When the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his own personal attendants;

Christian Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household slaves and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

American Standard Version
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Contemporary English Version
After saying this, the angel left. Cornelius called in two of his servants and one of his soldiers who worshiped God.

English Revised Version
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After saying this, the angel left. Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of those who served him regularly.

Good News Translation
Then the angel went away, and Cornelius called two of his house servants and a soldier, a religious man who was one of his personal attendants.

International Standard Version
When the angel who had spoken to him had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of those who served him regularly.

Majority Standard Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

NET Bible
When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

New Heart English Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Weymouth New Testament
So when the angel who had been speaking to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier who was in constant attendance on him,

World English Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his servants, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

Berean Literal Bible
And when the angel speaking to him had departed, having called two of the servants and a devout soldier of those who are attending him,

Young's Literal Translation
And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

Smith's Literal Translation
And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the angel who spoke to him was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a soldier who feared the Lord, of them that were under him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when the Angel who was speaking to him had departed, he called, out of those who were subject to him, two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the Lord.

New American Bible
When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from his staff,

New Revised Standard Version
When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household, and a soldier who believed in God and was obedient to him;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When The Angel went who had spoken with him, he called two of the men of his household and one Servant who worshiped God, who was agreeable to him,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier, one of those who waited on him,

Godbey New Testament
And when the angel speaking to him went away, calling two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually;

Haweis New Testament
But when the angel departed who spake to Cornelius, he called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier, persons who constantly were in attendance upon him;

Mace New Testament
As soon as the angel that spoke to Cornelius was departed, he called two of his domesticks, and a devout soldier, one of those that were in waiting:

Weymouth New Testament
So when the angel who had been speaking to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier who was in constant attendance on him,

Worrell New Testament
And, when the angel who was talking to him departed, having called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those attending him;

Worsley New Testament
As soon as the angel, that spake to Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his domestic servants, and a devout soldier, that constantly attended him.

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Context
Cornelius Sends for Peter
6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants. 8He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.…

Cross References
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.”

Acts 9:10-11
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. / “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

Acts 8:26-27
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” / So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Acts 16:9-10
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Acts 22:12-13
There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there, / came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

Acts 23:23-24
Then 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. / Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

Acts 27:23-24
For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me / and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Luke 7:2-3
There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. / When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

Matthew 8:5-6
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, / “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”

Matthew 2:13
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

Genesis 24:2-4
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, / and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

Genesis 22:3
So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

Genesis 24:10-12
Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim. / As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water. / “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 41:33-34
Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt. / Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.


Treasury of Scripture

And when the angel which spoke to Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

two.

Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Genesis 24:1-10,52
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things…

Judges 7:10
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

and a.

Acts 10:1
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

Matthew 8:9,10
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it

Luke 3:14
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

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Acts 10
1. Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,
11. who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;
17. and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.
25. Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.
34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,
44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.














When the angel who spoke to him had gone
This phrase indicates a divine encounter, a common occurrence in biblical narratives where God communicates through angels. Angels are often messengers of God, as seen in Genesis 18 with Abraham and in Luke 1 with Mary. The departure of the angel signifies the end of the divine message and the beginning of human action in response to God's directive. This moment marks a transition from divine revelation to human obedience, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.

Cornelius called two of his servants
Cornelius, a centurion, demonstrates leadership and decisiveness by immediately acting on the angel's instructions. His choice to involve his servants reflects the trust and authority he holds within his household. In Roman culture, a centurion was a respected officer, and his actions would have been seen as authoritative. The use of servants also highlights the social structure of the time, where households often included extended family and servants who were integral to daily operations.

and a devout soldier from among his attendants
The inclusion of a devout soldier underscores Cornelius's influence and the respect he commanded. This soldier's devoutness suggests that Cornelius's faith impacted those around him, indicating a household that valued piety and reverence for God. The term "devout" connects to Acts 10:2, where Cornelius is described as a God-fearing man, showing that his faith was not isolated but shared among his close associates. This mirrors the broader theme of Acts, where the Gospel spreads through personal relationships and networks.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Cornelius
A centurion in the Roman army, stationed in Caesarea. He is described as a devout man who feared God, gave generously to those in need, and prayed regularly.

2. Angel
A divine messenger sent by God to Cornelius to instruct him to send for Peter. This event signifies God's direct intervention and guidance.

3. Servants
Two of Cornelius's household servants, who were likely familiar with his faith and practices, chosen to carry out the task given by the angel.

4. Devout Soldier
A soldier under Cornelius's command who shared his faith and devotion, indicating Cornelius's influence and leadership in spiritual matters.

5. Caesarea
A significant city in Judea, serving as a Roman administrative center. It is the setting for this divine encounter and the subsequent events involving Peter.
Teaching Points
Divine Guidance and Obedience
Cornelius's immediate response to the angel's message demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's guidance. We should be attentive and ready to act when God speaks to us.

Influence of a Godly Leader
Cornelius's influence on his household and soldiers shows the impact a godly leader can have. As Christians, we should strive to lead by example in our homes and workplaces.

Inclusivity of the Gospel
The involvement of a Gentile centurion in God's plan highlights the inclusivity of the gospel. We are called to share the message of Christ with all people, regardless of their background.

Faith in Action
Cornelius's faith was not just internal but expressed through his actions—prayer, giving, and obedience. Our faith should be evident in how we live and interact with others.

Preparation for God's Work
Just as Cornelius prepared his servants and soldier for their mission, we should prepare ourselves and those around us for the work God has for us.(7) A devout soldier.--The word implies that the man was, like his superior officer, a convert to the faith of Israel, though not, in the full sense of the word, a proselyte. It is natural to infer the same of the two slaves to whom their master imparted the vision, which to those who were living as heathens would have seemed strange and unintelligible. It is obvious that all such facts are interesting as throwing light on the character of Cornelius, and showing that, to the extent of his power, he sought to lead those over whom he had any influence to the Truth which he had found precious as leading him to a higher life.

Verse 7. - That for which, A.V.; him for Cornelius, A.V. and T.R. Two of his household servants (see Acts 9:38, note). Cornelius's faith and piety were like Abraham's - he taught his household to keep the way of the Lord, and to do justice and judgment (Genesis 18:19).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
Ὡς (Hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

angel
ἄγγελος (angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

spoke
λαλῶν (lalōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

had gone,
ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

[Cornelius] called
φωνήσας (phōnēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

of [his]
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

servants
οἰκετῶν (oiketōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3610: A household servant. From oikeo; a fellow resident, i.e. Menial domestic.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a devout
εὐσεβῆ (eusebē)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2152: Pious, God-fearing, devout. From eu and sebomai; well-reverent, i.e. Pious.

soldier
στρατιώτην (stratiōtēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4757: A soldier. From a presumed derivative of the same as stratia; a camper-out, i.e. A warrior.

from among
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

his personal attendants.
προσκαρτερούντων (proskarterountōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4342: To persist, persevere in, continue steadfast in; I wait upon.


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