Acts 10:1

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“At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.”

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BSBPD

“At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 10:1 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
  2. Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
  3. Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
  4. Mark 15:16Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
  5. Luke 7:2There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
  6. John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
  7. John 18:12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
  8. Acts 8:40But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
  9. Acts 21:8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
  10. Acts 22:25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
  11. Acts 23:23Then 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.
  12. Acts 23:33When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
  13. Acts 25:1Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
  14. Acts 25:13After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
  15. Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  16. Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
  17. Acts 27:43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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