Acts 10 · Verse 7

Acts 10:7

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Acts 10:7, King James Version

Acts 10:7 in other translations

BSB	When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
WEB	When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
ASV	And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
YLT	And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,
DARBY	And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,
BBE	And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;
Webster	And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

What does Acts 10:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:7-8

7-8. when the angel ... was departed, he called--immediately doing as directed, and thereby showing the simplicity of his faith. a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually--of the "soldiers under him," such as the centurion at Capernaum had (Mt 8:9). Who this "devout soldier" was, can only be matter of conjecture. Da Costa [Four Witnesses] gives a number of ingenious reasons for thinking that, having attached himself henceforth to Peter--whose influence in the composition of the second Gospel is attested by the earliest tradition, and is stamped on that Gospel itself--he is no other than the Evangelist Mark.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 7. A devout soldier. A pious man. This is an instance of the effect of piety in a military officer. Few men have more influence; and in this case the effect was seen not only in the piety of his family, but of this attending soldier. Such men have usually been supposed to be far from the influence of religion; but this instance shows that even the labours and disadvantages of a camp are not necessarily hostile to the existence of piety. Comp. Lk 3:14.

(+) "devout" "Pious"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 And a devout soldier - It has already been remarked that Cornelius had taken care to instruct his family in Divine things; and it appears also that he had been attentive to the spiritual interests of his regiment. We do not find that it was then, even among the Romans, considered a disgrace for a military officer to teach his men lessons of morality, and piety towards God, whatever it may be in some Christian countries in the present time.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:1-8

Hitherto none had been baptized into the Christian church but Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the ceremonial law; but now the Gentiles were to be called to partake all the privileges of God's people, without first becoming Jews. Pure and undefiled religion is sometimes found where we least expect it. Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works…

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Acts 10:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὩςHōsWhenG5613

δὲdethenG1161

ἀπῆλθενapēlthenhad departedG565

ὁhotheG3588

ἄγγελοςangelosangelG32

ὁhowhoG3588

λαλῶνlalōnis speakingG2980

αὐτῷ,autōto him,G846

φωνήσαςphōnēsashaving calledG5455

δύοduotwoG1417

τῶνtōnof theG3588

οἰκετῶνoiketōnservantsG3610

καὶkaiandG2532

στρατιώτηνstratiōtēna soldierG4757

εὐσεβῆeusebēdevoutG2152

τῶνtōnof thoseG3588

προσκαρτερούντωνproskarterountōnattendingG4342

αὐτῷ,autōto him,G846

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Cross references for Acts 10:7

Philemon 1:16
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Luke 3:14
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
1 Samuel 14:6-7
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
Judges 7:10
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
Matthew 8:9-10
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Genesis 24:52
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
Acts 10:1-2
There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Genesis 24:1-10
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. …
1 Timothy 6:2
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

two.
2; Ge 24:1-10,52; Jud 7:10; 1Sa 14:6,7; 1Ti 6:2; Phm 1:16
and a.
1; Mt 8:9,10; Lu 3:14

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Context

Acts 10:6
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
Acts 10:7
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Acts 10:8
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

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Acts 10:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	E ido el ángel que hablaba con Cornelio, llamó dos de sus criados, y un devoto soldado de los que le asistían;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et quand l’ange qui lui parlait s’en fut allé, Corneille, ayant appelé deux de ses domestiques et un soldat pieux d’entre ceux qui se tenaient toujours auprès de lui,
German Elberfelder 1871	Als aber der Engel, der mit ihm redete, weggegangen war, rief er zwei seiner Hausknechte und einen frommen Kriegsknecht von denen, die beständig bei ihm waren;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et cum discessisset angelus qui loquebatur illi, vocavit duos domesticos suos, et militem metuentem Dominum ex his qui illi parebant.