This chapter describes gods flinging open the door of his church to. Peter further testifies to the resurrections historical authenticity by saying that during the postresurrection period. This is not to imply that the outreach to the gentiles was an afterthought. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Acts records the apostles being christs witnesses in jerusalem, judea, samaria, and the surrounding world. And then in the first half of acts 10, cornelius and peter both saw visions given by god. Previous index next acts of the apostles chapter ten objectives in studying this chapter 1 to study the conversion of cornelius and his household, the first gentiles to obey the gospel 2 to note the need for religious and devout people to be saved, despite their good works 3 to ascertain the purpose of the holy spirit falling upon the gentiles, based on the context summary up to. Rather, he pulled cornelius to his feet and said, stand up.
But this passage in the book of acts, chapter 10 goes much deeper than this, and teaches us so much about ritual purity, how one becomes defiled, what it means to be holy and so much more. The emphasis of the book is the fulfillment of the great commission. Read acts 10 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. This same nero began his infamous persecutions of christians in a. Pentecost ii it is no longer a jewish thing a summary of chapter 10. Acts 10 niv cornelius calls for peter bible gateway. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 10 and more. The apostle peter and a new character named cornelius. Chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14. Acts spans a period of about 30 years, and takes us up to about a. The book of acts was written to provide a history of the early church. Chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons.
Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Luke told us how the church was formed by the gift of the holy spirit and baptism and gathered around the apostles teaching and now moves on to narrate examples of the apostles ministry in jerusalem. Matthew henry concise commentary on the whole bible. And peter preaches unto him jesus, as the savior of the world, and the judge of quick and dead, acts 10. Acts 10 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.
David guzik commentary on acts 10, where god speaks to peter in a vision of a. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Sssh family seasons being a christian is more than belonging to an organization with a history and a dogma. Acts 10 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Peter commands them to be baptized in the name of the lord, acts 10. Holy spirit falls acts 10 bible study questions handout acts 10. Summary of acts chapter 10 and the salvation of cornelius. Scholars speculate that luke the author of the book of acts was. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. He distinctly saw an angel of god, who came to him and said, cornelius.
This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Since cornelius is so important in church history let us gather together what we can learn about him. Acts 10 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter. Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the holy spirit. Verses 18 hitherto none had been baptized into the christian church but jews, samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the ceremonial law.
The whole speech is kind of a summary of the story of the jewish people. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. An immense amount of apostolic service is left unrecorded, and mention is made of just a few incidents which serve to show the way the spirit of god operated in bearing witness to the risen and exalted jesus, and in conducting the disciples into the fulness of christian blessing. Acts 10, new international version niv the bible app. Introduction chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9. The first thing he encountered in caesarea was this gentile centurion falling at his feet in worship. The temple in this book called acts was the third temple. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Stephen said some words from the book by the prophet isaiah isaiah 66. This chapter records the vision of saint peter and his meeting with cornelius in caesarea. Acts 10 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. In the great providence of god, the gospel was to the elect of god. Acts 10 chapter 10 of the book of acts is a pivotal point in the great commission. The point of all of this is that the folks from the temple are just as stubborn as their.
The jamieson, fausset, brown commentary online free at for sermon, bible study, and sunday school preparation. The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. There is a real sense in which the book of acts continues to be written today. Acts chapter 10 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The good doctor luke has described the beginning of the church, the kingdom, in. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text.
Notes for acts chapter 10 johns title for chapter 10. Chapter 10 of the book of acts covers a kaleidoscope of christian teaching in the story of the conve. It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the acts of the apostles. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. The book of acts was likely written between ad 61 and 64. And then chapter 9 tells the story of the conversion of saul paul. But stephen reminded the jews that god was bigger than any temple. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what was. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Acts 10 at caesarea there was a man named cornelius, a.
Its not easy packing all of history into one lecture. He goes through highlights on abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph, moses, joshua, david, and solomon all in one chapter. This is a major step in acts, requiring the full length of acts 10 to bring it to fruition and two repetitions of the story 11. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Acts 10 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Acts 10 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Acts 10 is the tenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible.
The context for this story begins with gods call of abram, when god promised, all of the families of the earth will be blessed in you genesis 12. Acts 10 1 there was a certain man in caesarea called cornelius, a centurion of the band called the italian band, 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. While he speaks the holy ghost descends on cornelius and his company. Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days.
There was a certain man in caesarea called cornelius, a centurion of what was called the italian regiment, a devout man and one who feared god with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to god always. This passage in which peter and john heal a lame man is the first scene in the book of acts after the story of pentecost in chapter 2. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy. A centurion was one of 60 officers in a roman legion, each of whom commanded 100 men see note on matt. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. We all know that initially, the gospel message was for israel. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10. He was at present quartered in cesarea, a strong city, lately reedified and fortified by herod the great, and called cesarea in honour of augustus c. While the old testament relates the story of israel as gods. Acts 10 commentary peters witness to cornelius bible gateway.