Passage Research
Acts 10 — Sermon Preparation
Visions to Cornelius and Peter pave the way for the first Gentile baptisms, as the Holy Spirit falls on Cornelius's household. Below is a research summary for Acts 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 48
- verses
- 836 / 269
- Greek words / lemmas
- 30
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Acts 10 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 15 | Peter, rock |
| Κορνήλιος | Kornḗlios | G2883 | 8 | Cornelius |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 8 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| Σίμων | Símōn | G4613 | 6 | Simon |
| μεταπέμπω | metapémpō | G3343 | 4 | call for |
| ξενίζω | xenízō | G3579 | 4 | entertain, lodge, strange |
| Ἰόππη | Ióppē | G2445 | 4 | Joppa |
How preachers through history handled this text
30 public-domain excerpts on Acts 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. 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. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in religious exercises. Cornelius declared the direction God gave him to send for Peter. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 10:19–33 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Caesarea— Acts 10:1
- Joppa— Acts 10:23
- Galilee 1— Acts 10:37
- Judea 1— Acts 10:37
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