Acts 10:1 meaning and explanation
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 10:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke introduces Cornelius, a Gentile officer stationed at Caesarea, the Roman administrative center on the Judean coast. A centurion commanded roughly a hundred soldiers; the Italian Regiment was a unit of Roman citizens, so Cornelius was a man of real standing in the occupying force.
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