Acts 10, new international version niv the bible app. For god was with him he speaks sparingly here of the majesty of christ. Acts 10 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. Acts 10 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. David guzik commentary on acts 10, where god speaks to peter in a vision of a.
Luke, the author of the gospel of luke, was a doctor and gentile. Study acts 10 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better. It is so important because it tells how a gospel that was originally thought of in exclusively jewish terms came by the intervention and revelation of god to be practically as well as theoretically a gospel for the. He was a devout man and a godfearer with all his household. He was a centurion in the battalion called the italian battalion. These files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by woodside bible fellowship. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. Joseph a alexander acts commentary 1857, 1866 over pages. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. He did many an act of charity to the people and he was constant in prayer to god.
The book of acts shows how that paul was called to be the apostle to the gentiles and the first jewgentile church being established at antioch. Verses 18 the bringing of the gospel to the gentiles, and the bringing of. 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. Preachers and teachers will want to supplement pelikans volume with a more exegetical acts commentary that addresses the text of the book in its entirety.
The genre of the book of acts is narrative history with several sermons. This is not to imply that the outreach to the gentiles was an afterthought. The bible is clear that there are none who seek after god rom. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke.
Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. He was saved after he heard the gospel of jesus christ see verse 44. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. Luke may have learnt either from philip the evangelist during his stay at caesarea acts 21. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john.
Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of. James montgomery boice rightly states that the tenth chapter of acts is one of the most important chapters in acts, perhaps also one of the most important chapters in the bible. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the. The book of acts is the record of that commission beingcarried out. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Acts 10 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Acts 10 niv cornelius calls for peter bible gateway. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts brazos theological commentary on the bible kindle. We enter on a new stage of expansion in the churchs growth, the full details of which st. Acts 10 new international version niv cornelius calls for peter. In addition, indepth study tools are provided on the site with access to commentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries.
Imagine what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt in the bible. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over from judas. And peter preaches unto him jesus, as the savior of the world, and the judge of quick and dead, acts 10. This work, originally out in 1857, has proved helpful to many, though it is now far out of date as to literature commenting on acts. Blue letter bible is a free, searchable online bible program providing access to many different bible translations including. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. 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. He distinctly saw an angel of god, who came to him and said, cornelius. Luke consistently uses this phrase to describe the effect of miracles and response to the gospel at each stage of the fulfillment of acts 1. This was god, in the person of the holy spirit, speaking to peter. The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
This expanded edition of the jameisonfaussettbrown commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. Acts 10 commentary peters witness to cornelius biblegateway. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Read acts 10 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. His admission into the church, even if it were not the first instance of the reception of a gentile convert as such.
Acts 10 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 10 in plain english. Pelikans thematic approach 3 themes per chapter makes this commentary more suitable for topical preaching than for full, versebyverse exposition of the book of acts. Bible commentary on the book of acts, chapter 10, by dr. In the great providence of god, the gospel was to the elect of god.
We all know that initially, the gospel message was for israel. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the first great assembly of converted heathens was formed. 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. Mark was the cousin of barnabas from the bible, we can read of him in he book of col, chapter 4 verse 10. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. While he speaks the holy ghost descends on cornelius and his company. It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the acts of the apostles. Any time you find a person like cornelius who seeks after god, you can know that god is first seeking the person. Kjv the book of acts is the historical link between the biographical records. The disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy ghost, acts.
Peter commands them to be baptized in the name of the lord, acts 10. Acts chapter 10 commentary northwest college of the bible. Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 10 bible truth. Acts chapter 10 jamieson, fausset, brown commentary on. Acts 10 chapter 10 of the book of acts is a pivotal point in the great commission. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. They had asked where simons house was and they were now standing at the door. 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. We dont know for how long cornelius had been a devout man, but we do know that the timing of. 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. Acts 10 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Barnabas was full of the holy ghost and faith, acts 11.
And here, where his mighty works are mentioned, christ himself is said to be anointed with the holy ghost and with power. For many basic details verse by verse, it still is of good value and often will help on word meaning and. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. What god hath cleansed, that call not thou commonthe ceremonial distinctions are at an end, and gentiles, ceremonially separated from the chosen people acts 10. Summary of acts chapter 10 and the salvation of cornelius. 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. Acts 10 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. What is a summary of acts chapter 10 in the bible answers.
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