There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
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Barnes' Notes
In Cesarea - See the notes on Act 8:40. Cornelius - This is a Latin name, and shows that the man was doubtless a Roman. It has been supposed by many interpreters that he was “a proselyte of the gate”;…
Adam Clarke
There was a certain man in Caesarea - This was Caesarea of Palestine, called also Strato's Tower, as has been already noted, and the residence of the Roman procurator.
A centurion - Ἑκατονταρχης, The…
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