Bible Verses About "Who Was Cornelius in the Bible"
Cornelius was a Roman centurion in Caesarea, devout and God-fearing, who became the first Gentile convert to Christianity, demonstrating that the gospel was for all nations.
Cornelius was a Roman centurion in Caesarea, devout and God-fearing, who became the first Gentile convert to Christianity, demonstrating that the gospel was for all nations.
"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." — Acts 10:1-2 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Cornelius in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
"While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost."
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