Study it in the app“And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well attested by the whole nation of the Jews, was instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you.””
Andδὲtheyοἱsaid,εἶπαν“Cornelius,Κορνήλιοςa centurion,ἑκατοντάρχηςa righteousδίκαιοςmanἀνὴρandκαὶone who fearsφοβούμενοςGod,τὸν θεὸνandτεwell attestedμαρτυρούμενόςbyὑπὸthe wholeὅλουnationτοῦ ἔθνουςof the Jews,τῶν Ἰουδαίωνwas instructedἐχρηματίσθηbyὑπὸa holyἁγίουangelἀγγέλουto summonμεταπέμψασθαίyouσεtoεἰςhis houseτὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦandκαὶto hearἀκοῦσαιwordsῥήματαfromπαρὰyou.”σοῦ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appearsCornelius
Cornelius, a Roman centurion in Caesarea, one of the first non-Jews to receive the message and be immersed.
Where else “Kornēlios” appearscenturion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchēs” appearsrighteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaios” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appearsrevere
To honor God with reverence.
Where else “phoboumenos” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearshave good repute
To have a good name.
Where else “martyroumenos” appearswhole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holou” appearsnation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnous” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appearswarn
To receive a message from God.
Where else “echrēmatisthē” appearsholy
Holy, like God: pure and majestic; or what is his.
Where else “hagiou” appearsangel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelou” appearssend for, summon
Send for someone, have them brought; summon.
Where else “metapempsasthai” appearshouse
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousai” appearsword
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears21And Peter went down to the men and said, “Look, I am the one whom you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?”
22 · This verse (above)
23So inviting them in, he gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
1. What it says
What vision does Cornelius have, and what vision does Peter have? What are they each asked to do? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Peter says God shows no partiality (vv. 34-35). How did what Peter experienced change what he understood?
3. How I live it
Are there people you tend to keep at a distance? What small step could you take toward one of them?
