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 Ghost falls on them, and they are baptized.
* Cir. A.M. 4045. A.D. 41. in.
# 8:40; 21:8; 23:23,33; 25:1,13|
* a centurion.
# 22:25; 27:1,31,43; Mt 8:5-13; 27:54; Lu 7:2|
* Italian.
The Italian band, or rather cohort,
[speira [,] (a regiment sometimes
consisting of from 555; to 1,105; infantry), is not unknown to
the Roman writers, (See Tacitus;) and Gruter gives an
inscription in which it is mentioned, which was found in the
Forum Sempronii, on a fine marble table.
# 27:1|
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