ACCESSION AND BAPTISM OF CORNELIUS AND HIS PARTY; OR, THE FIRST-FRUITS OF THE GENTILES. (Acts 10:1-48) CÃ&brvbrsarea--(See on Act 8:40). the Italian band--a cohort of Italians, as distinguished from native soldiers, q…
1Había en Cesarea un hombre llamado Cornelio, centurión de la compañía llamada la Italiana,
2piadoso y temeroso de Dios con toda su casa, y que hacía muchas limosnas al pueblo, y oraba a Dios siempre.
3Este vio claramente en una visión, como a la hora novena del día, que un ángel de Dios entraba donde él estaba, y le decía: Cornelio.
4Él, mirándole fijamente, y atemorizado, dijo: ¿Qué es, Señor? Y le dijo: Tus oraciones y tus limosnas han subido para memoria delante de Dios.
5Envía, pues, ahora hombres a Jope, y haz venir a Simón, el que tiene por sobrenombre Pedro.
6Este posa en casa de cierto Simón curtidor, que tiene su casa junto al mar; él te dirá lo que es necesario que hagas.
7Ido el ángel que hablaba con Cornelio, este llamó a dos de sus criados, y a un devoto soldado de los que le asistían;
8a los cuales envió a Jope, después de haberles contado todo.
9Al día siguiente, mientras ellos iban por el camino y se acercaban a la ciudad, Pedro subió a la azotea para orar, cerca de la hora sexta.
10Y tuvo gran hambre, y quiso comer; pero mientras le preparaban algo, le sobrevino un éxtasis;
11y vio el cielo abierto, y que descendía algo semejante a un gran lienzo, que atado de las cuatro puntas era bajado a la tierra;
12en el cual había de todos los cuadrúpedos terrestres y reptiles y aves del cielo.
13Y le vino una voz: Levántate, Pedro, mata y come.
14Entonces Pedro dijo: Señor, no; porque ninguna cosa común o inmunda he comido jamás.
15Volvió la voz a él la segunda vez: Lo que Dios limpió, no lo llames tú común.
16Esto se hizo tres veces; y aquel lienzo volvió a ser recogido en el cielo.
17Y mientras Pedro estaba perplejo dentro de sí sobre lo que significaría la visión que había visto, he aquí los hombres que habían sido enviados por Cornelio, los cuales, preguntando por la casa de Simón, llegaron a la puerta.
18Y llamando, preguntaron si moraba allí un Simón que tenía por sobrenombre Pedro.
19Y mientras Pedro pensaba en la visión, le dijo el Espíritu: He aquí, tres hombres te buscan.
20Levántate, pues, y desciende y no dudes de ir con ellos, porque yo los he enviado.
21Entonces Pedro, descendiendo a donde estaban los hombres que fueron enviados por Cornelio, les dijo: He aquí, yo soy el que buscáis; ¿cuál es la causa por la que habéis venido?
22Ellos dijeron: Cornelio el centurión, varón justo y temeroso de Dios, y que tiene buen testimonio en toda la nación de los judíos, ha recibido instrucciones de un santo ángel, de hacerte venir a su casa para oír tus palabras.
23Entonces, haciéndoles entrar, los hospedó. Y al día siguiente, levantándose, se fue con ellos; y le acompañaron algunos de los hermanos de Jope.
24Al otro día entraron en Cesarea. Y Cornelio los estaba esperando, habiendo convocado a sus parientes y amigos más íntimos.
25Cuando Pedro entró, salió Cornelio a recibirle, y postrándose a sus pies, adoró.
26Mas Pedro le levantó, diciendo: Levántate, pues yo mismo también soy hombre.
27Y hablando con él, entró, y halló a muchos que se habían reunido.
28Y les dijo: Vosotros sabéis cuán abominable es para un varón judío juntarse o acercarse a un extranjero; pero a mí me ha mostrado Dios que a ningún hombre llame común o inmundo;
29por lo cual, al ser llamado, vine sin replicar. Así que pregunto: ¿Por qué causa me habéis hecho venir?
30Entonces Cornelio dijo: Hace cuatro días que a esta hora yo estaba en ayunas; y a la hora novena, mientras oraba en mi casa, vi que se puso delante de mí un varón con vestido resplandeciente,
31y dijo: Cornelio, tu oración ha sido oída, y tus limosnas han sido recordadas delante de Dios.
32Envía, pues, a Jope, y haz venir a Simón el que tiene por sobrenombre Pedro, el cual mora en casa de Simón, un curtidor, junto al mar; y cuando llegue, él te hablará.
33Así que luego envié por ti; y tú has hecho bien en venir. Ahora, pues, todos nosotros estamos aquí en la presencia de Dios, para oír todo lo que Dios te ha mandado.
34Entonces Pedro, abriendo la boca, dijo: En verdad comprendo que Dios no hace acepción de personas,
35sino que en toda nación se agrada del que le teme y hace justicia.
36Dios envió mensaje a los hijos de Israel, anunciando el evangelio de la paz por medio de Jesucristo; este es Señor de todos.
37Vosotros sabéis lo que se divulgó por toda Judea, comenzando desde Galilea, después del bautismo que predicó Juan:
38cómo Dios ungió con el Espíritu Santo y con poder a Jesús de Nazaret, y cómo este anduvo haciendo bienes y sanando a todos los oprimidos por el diablo, porque Dios estaba con él.
39Y nosotros somos testigos de todas las cosas que Jesús hizo en la tierra de Judea y en Jerusalén; a quien mataron colgándole en un madero.
40A este levantó Dios al tercer día, e hizo que se manifestase;
41no a todo el pueblo, sino a los testigos que Dios había ordenado de antemano, a nosotros que comimos y bebimos con él después que resucitó de los muertos.
42Y nos mandó que predicásemos al pueblo, y testificásemos que él es el que Dios ha puesto por Juez de vivos y muertos.
43De este dan testimonio todos los profetas, que todos los que en él creyeren, recibirán perdón de pecados por su nombre.
44Mientras aún hablaba Pedro estas palabras, el Espíritu Santo cayó sobre todos los que oían el discurso.
45Y los fieles de la circuncisión que habían venido con Pedro se quedaron atónitos de que también sobre los gentiles se derramase el don del Espíritu Santo.
46Porque los oían que hablaban en lenguas, y que magnificaban a Dios.
47Entonces respondió Pedro: ¿Puede acaso alguno impedir el agua, para que no sean bautizados estos que han recibido el Espíritu Santo también como nosotros?
48Y mandó bautizarles en el nombre del Señor Jesús. Entonces le rogaron que se quedase por algunos días.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
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I. A devout man, &c.--an uncircumcised Gentile proselyte to the Jewish faith, of whom there were a v…
A devout man, &c.--an uncircumcised Gentile proselyte to the Jewish faith, of whom there were a very great number at this time; a distinguished proselyte, who had brought his whole household establishment under the hallowing influence of the Jewish faith and the regular observance of its principal seasons of worship.
gave much alms to the people--that is, the Jewish people, on the same principle as another centurion before him (Luk 7:5); thinking it no "great thing," if they had "sown unto him spiritual things, that they should reap his carnal things" (Co1 9:11).
prayed to God alway--at the stated daily seasons. (See on Act 10:3).
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Versículo 3
II. saw . . . evidently--"distinctly."
saw . . . evidently--"distinctly."
the ninth hour of the day--three o'clock, the hour of the evening sacrifice. But he had been "fasting until that hour" (Act 10:30), perhaps from the sixth hour (Act 10:9).
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Versículo 4
III. What is it, Lord?--language which, tremulously though it was uttered, betokened childlike reveren…
What is it, Lord?--language which, tremulously though it was uttered, betokened childlike reverence and humility.
Thy prayers and thine alms--The way in which both are specified is emphatic. The one denotes the spiritual outgoing of his soul to God, the other its practical outgoing to men.
are come up for a memorial before God--that is, as a sacrifice well-pleasing unto God, as an odor of a sweet smell (Rev 8:4).
IV
Versículo 5
IV. send to Joppa . . . for one Simon, &c.--(See on Act 9:11).
send to Joppa . . . for one Simon, &c.--(See on Act 9:11).
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V. when the angel . . . was departed, he called--immediately doing as directed, and thereby showing …
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 (Mat 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.
VI
Versículo 9
VI. upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement.
upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement.
the sixth hour--noon.
VII
Versículo 10
VII. a trance--differing from the "vision" of Cornelius, in so far as the things seen had not the same…
a trance--differing from the "vision" of Cornelius, in so far as the things seen had not the same objective reality, though both were supernatural.
VIII
Versículo 12
VIII. all manner of four-footed beasts, &c.--that is, the clean and the unclean (ceremonially) all mixe…
all manner of four-footed beasts, &c.--that is, the clean and the unclean (ceremonially) all mixed together.
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Versículo 14
IX. Not so, Lord--See Marginal reference.
Not so, Lord--See Marginal reference.
I have never eaten anything that is common--that is, not sanctified by divine permission to eat of it, and so "unclean." "The distinction of meats was a sacrament of national distinction, separation, and consecration" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
X
Versículo 15
X. What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common--The ceremonial distinctions are at an end, and…
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common--The ceremonial distinctions are at an end, and Gentiles, ceremonially separated from the chosen people (Act 10:28), and debarred from that access to God in the visible ordinances of His Church which they enjoyed, are now on a perfect equality with them.
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Versículo 16
XI. done thrice--See Gen 41:32.
done thrice--See Gen 41:32.
XII
Versículo 17
XII. while Peter doubted . . . what this should mean, behold, the three men . . . stood before the gat…
while Peter doubted . . . what this should mean, behold, the three men . . . stood before the gate . . . and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for his Gentile visitors, as of Cornelius for him--are devoutly to be noted. But besides this, at the same moment, "the Spirit" expressly informs him that three men were inquiring for him, and bids him unhesitatingly go with them, as sent by Him.
XIII
Versículo 21
XIII. I am he whom ye seek--This seems to have been said without any communication being made to Peter …
I am he whom ye seek--This seems to have been said without any communication being made to Peter regarding the men or their errand.
XIV
Versículo 22
XIV. they said, Cornelius . . . a just man, &c.--fine testimony this from his own servants.
they said, Cornelius . . . a just man, &c.--fine testimony this from his own servants.
of good report among all the nation of the Jews--specified, no doubt, to conciliate the favorable regard of the Jewish apostle.
to hear words of thee--(See on Act 11:14).
XV
Versículo 23
XV. called them in and lodged them--thus partially anticipating this fellowship with Gentiles.
called them in and lodged them--thus partially anticipating this fellowship with Gentiles.
Peter went . . . with them, and certain brethren--six in number (Act 11:12).
from Joppa--as witnesses of a transaction which Peter was prepared to believe pregnant with great consequences.
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Versículo 24
16. Cornelius . . . called together his kinsmen and near friends--implying that he had been long enou…
Cornelius . . . called together his kinsmen and near friends--implying that he had been long enough at CÃ&brvbrsarea to form relationships there and that he had intimate friends there whose presence he was not ashamed to invite to a religious meeting of the most solemn nature.
17
Versículo 25
17. as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him--a mark of the highest respect.
as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him--a mark of the highest respect.
fell down at his feet, and worshipped him--In the East this way of showing respect was customary not only to kings, but to others occupying a superior station; but among the Greeks and Romans it was reserved for the gods. Peter, therefore, declines it as due to no mortal [GROTIUS]. "Those who claim to have succeeded Peter, have not imitated this part of his conduct" [ALFORD] (therein only verifying Th2 2:4, and compare Rev 19:10; Rev 22:9).
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Versículo 28
18. Ye know it is . . . unlawful . . . for . . . a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another n…
Ye know it is . . . unlawful . . . for . . . a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation, &c.--There was no express prohibition to this effect, and to a Certain extent intercourse was certainly kept up. (See the Gospel history, towards the end). But intimate social fellowship was not practiced, as being adverse to the spirit of the law.
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Versículo 29
19. I ask therefore, &c.--The whole speech is full of dignity, the apostle seeing in the company befo…
I ask therefore, &c.--The whole speech is full of dignity, the apostle seeing in the company before him a new brotherhood, into whose devout and inquiring minds he was divinely directed to pour the light of new truth.
20
Versículo 30
20. Four days ago--the messengers being despatched on the first; on the second reaching Joppa (Act 10…
Four days ago--the messengers being despatched on the first; on the second reaching Joppa (Act 10:9); starting for CÃ&brvbrsarea on the third; and on the fourth arriving.
21
Versículo 33
21. we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God--Beautiful …
we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God--Beautiful expression of entire preparedness to receive the expected divine teaching through the lips of this heaven-commissioned teacher, and delightful encouragement to Peter to give free utterance to what was doubtless already on his lips!
22
Versículo 34
22. Peter opened his mouth--(See on Mat 5:2).
Peter opened his mouth--(See on Mat 5:2).
Of a truth I perceive--that is, "I have it now demonstrated before mine eyes."
that God is no respecter of persons--Not, "I see there is no capricious favoritism with God," for Peter would never imagine such a thing; but (as the next clause shows), "I see that God has respect only to personal character and state in the acceptance of men, national and ecclesiastical distinctions being of no account."
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Versículo 35
23. But in every nation--not (observe), in every religion; according to a common distortion of these …
But in every nation--not (observe), in every religion; according to a common distortion of these words.
he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness--This being the well-known phraseology of the Old Testament in describing the truly godly man, within the pale of revealed religion, it cannot be alleged that Peter meant it to denote a merely virtuous character, in the heathen sense; and as Peter had learned enough, from the messengers of Cornelius and from his own lips, to convince him that the whole religious character of this Roman officer had been moulded in the Jewish faith, there can be no doubt that the apostle intended to describe exactly such saintship--in its internal spirituality and external fruitfulness--as God had already pronounced to be genuine and approved. And since to such "He giveth more grace," according to the law of His Kingdom (Jam 4:6; Mat 25:29), He sends Peter, not to be the instrument of his conversion, as this is very frequently called, but simply to "show him the way of God more perfectly," as before to the devout Ethiopian eunuch.
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Versículo 36
24. the word . . . sent unto the children of Israel--for to them (he would have them distinctly know)…
the word . . . sent unto the children of Israel--for to them (he would have them distinctly know) the Gospel was first preached, even as the facts of it took place on the special theater of the ancient economy.
preaching peace by Jesus Christ--the glorious sum of all Gospel truth (Co1 1:20-22).
he is Lord of all--exalted to embrace under the canopy of His peace, Jew and Gentile alike, whom the blood of His Cross had cemented into one reconciled and accepted family of God (Eph 2:13-18).
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Versículo 37
25. That word . . . ye how--The facts, it seems, were too notorious and extraordinary to be unknown t…
That word . . . ye how--The facts, it seems, were too notorious and extraordinary to be unknown to those who mixed so much with Jews, and took so tender an interest in all Jewish matters as they did; though, like the eunuch, they knew not the significance of them.
which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee--(See Luk 4:14, Luk 4:37, Luk 4:44; Luk 7:17; Luk 9:6; Luk 23:5).
after the baptism which John preached--(See on Act 1:22).
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Versículo 38
26. Now God anointed Jesus of Nazareth--rather, "Jesus of Nazareth (as the burden of that 'published …
Now God anointed Jesus of Nazareth--rather, "Jesus of Nazareth (as the burden of that 'published word'), how God anointed Him."
with the Holy Ghost and with power--that is, at His baptism, thus visibly proclaiming Him MESSIAH, "the Lord's Christ." See Luk 4:18-21. For it is not His unction for personal holiness at His incarnation that is referred to--as many of the Fathers and some moderns take it--but His investiture with the insignia of the Messianic office, in which He presented Himself after His baptism to the acceptance of the people.
went about doing good--holding up the beneficent character of all His miracles, which was their predicted character (Isa 35:5-6, &c.).
healing all that were oppressed of the devil--whether in the form of demoniacal possessions, or more indirectly, as in her "whom Satan had bound with a spirit of infirmity eighteen years" (Luk 13:16); thereby showing Himself the Redeemer from all evil.
for God was with him--Thus gently does the apostle rise to the supreme dignity of Christ with which he closes, accommodating himself to his hearers.
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Versículo 39
27. we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesse…
we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded.
slew and hanged--that is, slew by hanging.
on a tree--So Act 5:30 (and see on Gal 3:13).
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Versículo 40
28. showed him openly; Not to all the people--for it was not fitting that He should subject Himself, …
showed him openly; Not to all the people--for it was not fitting that He should subject Himself, in His risen condition, to a second rejection in Person.
but unto witnesses chosen before of God . . . to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose, &c.--Not the less certain, therefore, was the fact of His resurrection, though withholding Himself from general gaze in His risen body.
he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead--He had before proclaimed Him "Lord of all," for the dispensing of "peace" to all alike; now he announces Him in the same supreme lordship, for the exercise of judgment upon all alike. On this divine ordination, see Joh 5:22-23, Joh 5:27; Act 17:31. Thus we have here all Gospel truth in brief. But, forgiveness through this exalted One is the closing note of Peter's beautifully simple discourse.
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Versículo 43
29. To him give all the prophets witness--that is, This is the burden, generally of the prophetic tes…
To him give all the prophets witness--that is, This is the burden, generally of the prophetic testimony. It was fitter thus to give the spirit of their testimony, than to quote them in detail on such an occasion. But let this apostolic statement of the evangelical import of the Old Testament writings be devoutly weighed by those who are disposed to rationalize away this element in the Old Testament.
whosoever believeth in him--This was evidently said with special reference to the Gentile audience then before him, and formed a noble practical conclusion to the whole discourse.
30
Versículo 44
30. While Peter yet spake . . . the Holy Ghost fell--by visible and audible manifestation (Act 10:46).
While Peter yet spake . . . the Holy Ghost fell--by visible and audible manifestation (Act 10:46).
31
Versículo 45
31. they of the circumcision . . . were astonished . . . because that on the Gentiles also was poured…
they of the circumcision . . . were astonished . . . because that on the Gentiles also was poured out, &c.--without circumcision.
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Versículo 46
32. heard them speak with tongues and magnify God--As on the day of Pentecost it was no empty miracle…
heard them speak with tongues and magnify God--As on the day of Pentecost it was no empty miracle, no mere speaking of foreign languages, but utterance of "the wonderful works of God" in tongues to them unknown (Act 2:11), so here; but more remarkable in this case, as the speakers were perhaps less familiar with the Old Testament songs of praise.
Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water . . . which have received the Holy Ghost, &c.--Mark, he does not say, They have received the Spirit, what need have they for water? but, Having the living discipleship imparted to them and visibly stamped upon them, what objection can there be to admitting them, by the seal of baptism, into the full fellowship of the Church?
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Versículo 47
33. which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we--and are thus, in all that is essential to salva…
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we--and are thus, in all that is essential to salvation, on a level with ourselves.
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Versículo 48
34. he commanded them to be baptized--not doing it with his own hands, as neither did Paul, save on r…
he commanded them to be baptized--not doing it with his own hands, as neither did Paul, save on rare occasions (Co1 1:14-17; compare Act 2:38; Joh 4:2).
prayed . . . him to tarry certain days--"golden days" [BENGEL], spent, doubtless, in refreshing Christian fellowship, and in imparting and receiving fuller teaching on the several topics of the apostle's discourse.
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Acts — Capítulo 10
ACCESSION AND BAPTISM OF CORNELIUS AND HIS PARTY; OR, THE FIRST-FRUITS OF THE GENTILES. (Acts 10:1-48) CÃ&brvbrsarea--(See on Act 8:40). the Italian band--a cohort of Italians, as distinguished from native soldiers, q…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Había en Cesarea un hombre llamado Cornelio, centurión de la compañía llamada la Italiana,
2piadoso y temeroso de Dios con toda su casa, y que hacía muchas limosnas al pueblo, y oraba a Dios siempre.
3Este vio claramente en una visión, como a la hora novena del día, que un ángel de Dios entraba donde él estaba, y le decía: Cornelio.
4Él, mirándole fijamente, y atemorizado, dijo: ¿Qué es, Señor? Y le dijo: Tus oraciones y tus limosnas han subido para memoria delante de Dios.
5Envía, pues, ahora hombres a Jope, y haz venir a Simón, el que tiene por sobrenombre Pedro.
6Este posa en casa de cierto Simón curtidor, que tiene su casa junto al mar; él te dirá lo que es necesario que hagas.
7Ido el ángel que hablaba con Cornelio, este llamó a dos de sus criados, y a un devoto soldado de los que le asistían;
8a los cuales envió a Jope, después de haberles contado todo.
9Al día siguiente, mientras ellos iban por el camino y se acercaban a la ciudad, Pedro subió a la azotea para orar, cerca de la hora sexta.
10Y tuvo gran hambre, y quiso comer; pero mientras le preparaban algo, le sobrevino un éxtasis;
11y vio el cielo abierto, y que descendía algo semejante a un gran lienzo, que atado de las cuatro puntas era bajado a la tierra;
12en el cual había de todos los cuadrúpedos terrestres y reptiles y aves del cielo.
13Y le vino una voz: Levántate, Pedro, mata y come.
14Entonces Pedro dijo: Señor, no; porque ninguna cosa común o inmunda he comido jamás.
15Volvió la voz a él la segunda vez: Lo que Dios limpió, no lo llames tú común.
16Esto se hizo tres veces; y aquel lienzo volvió a ser recogido en el cielo.
17Y mientras Pedro estaba perplejo dentro de sí sobre lo que significaría la visión que había visto, he aquí los hombres que habían sido enviados por Cornelio, los cuales, preguntando por la casa de Simón, llegaron a la puerta.
18Y llamando, preguntaron si moraba allí un Simón que tenía por sobrenombre Pedro.
19Y mientras Pedro pensaba en la visión, le dijo el Espíritu: He aquí, tres hombres te buscan.
20Levántate, pues, y desciende y no dudes de ir con ellos, porque yo los he enviado.
21Entonces Pedro, descendiendo a donde estaban los hombres que fueron enviados por Cornelio, les dijo: He aquí, yo soy el que buscáis; ¿cuál es la causa por la que habéis venido?
22Ellos dijeron: Cornelio el centurión, varón justo y temeroso de Dios, y que tiene buen testimonio en toda la nación de los judíos, ha recibido instrucciones de un santo ángel, de hacerte venir a su casa para oír tus palabras.
23Entonces, haciéndoles entrar, los hospedó. Y al día siguiente, levantándose, se fue con ellos; y le acompañaron algunos de los hermanos de Jope.
24Al otro día entraron en Cesarea. Y Cornelio los estaba esperando, habiendo convocado a sus parientes y amigos más íntimos.
25Cuando Pedro entró, salió Cornelio a recibirle, y postrándose a sus pies, adoró.
26Mas Pedro le levantó, diciendo: Levántate, pues yo mismo también soy hombre.
27Y hablando con él, entró, y halló a muchos que se habían reunido.
28Y les dijo: Vosotros sabéis cuán abominable es para un varón judío juntarse o acercarse a un extranjero; pero a mí me ha mostrado Dios que a ningún hombre llame común o inmundo;
29por lo cual, al ser llamado, vine sin replicar. Así que pregunto: ¿Por qué causa me habéis hecho venir?
30Entonces Cornelio dijo: Hace cuatro días que a esta hora yo estaba en ayunas; y a la hora novena, mientras oraba en mi casa, vi que se puso delante de mí un varón con vestido resplandeciente,
31y dijo: Cornelio, tu oración ha sido oída, y tus limosnas han sido recordadas delante de Dios.
32Envía, pues, a Jope, y haz venir a Simón el que tiene por sobrenombre Pedro, el cual mora en casa de Simón, un curtidor, junto al mar; y cuando llegue, él te hablará.
33Así que luego envié por ti; y tú has hecho bien en venir. Ahora, pues, todos nosotros estamos aquí en la presencia de Dios, para oír todo lo que Dios te ha mandado.
34Entonces Pedro, abriendo la boca, dijo: En verdad comprendo que Dios no hace acepción de personas,
35sino que en toda nación se agrada del que le teme y hace justicia.
36Dios envió mensaje a los hijos de Israel, anunciando el evangelio de la paz por medio de Jesucristo; este es Señor de todos.
37Vosotros sabéis lo que se divulgó por toda Judea, comenzando desde Galilea, después del bautismo que predicó Juan:
38cómo Dios ungió con el Espíritu Santo y con poder a Jesús de Nazaret, y cómo este anduvo haciendo bienes y sanando a todos los oprimidos por el diablo, porque Dios estaba con él.
39Y nosotros somos testigos de todas las cosas que Jesús hizo en la tierra de Judea y en Jerusalén; a quien mataron colgándole en un madero.
40A este levantó Dios al tercer día, e hizo que se manifestase;
41no a todo el pueblo, sino a los testigos que Dios había ordenado de antemano, a nosotros que comimos y bebimos con él después que resucitó de los muertos.
42Y nos mandó que predicásemos al pueblo, y testificásemos que él es el que Dios ha puesto por Juez de vivos y muertos.
43De este dan testimonio todos los profetas, que todos los que en él creyeren, recibirán perdón de pecados por su nombre.
44Mientras aún hablaba Pedro estas palabras, el Espíritu Santo cayó sobre todos los que oían el discurso.
45Y los fieles de la circuncisión que habían venido con Pedro se quedaron atónitos de que también sobre los gentiles se derramase el don del Espíritu Santo.
46Porque los oían que hablaban en lenguas, y que magnificaban a Dios.
47Entonces respondió Pedro: ¿Puede acaso alguno impedir el agua, para que no sean bautizados estos que han recibido el Espíritu Santo también como nosotros?
48Y mandó bautizarles en el nombre del Señor Jesús. Entonces le rogaron que se quedase por algunos días.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. A devout man, &c.--an uncircumcised Gentile proselyte to the Jewish faith, of whom there were a v…
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II. saw . . . evidently--"distinctly."
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III. What is it, Lord?--language which, tremulously though it was uttered, betokened childlike reveren…
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IV. send to Joppa . . . for one Simon, &c.--(See on Act 9:11).
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V. when the angel . . . was departed, he called--immediately doing as directed, and thereby showing …
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VI. upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement.
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VII. a trance--differing from the "vision" of Cornelius, in so far as the things seen had not the same…
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VIII. all manner of four-footed beasts, &c.--that is, the clean and the unclean (ceremonially) all mixe…
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IX. Not so, Lord--See Marginal reference.
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X. What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common--The ceremonial distinctions are at an end, and…
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XI. done thrice--See Gen 41:32.
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XII. while Peter doubted . . . what this should mean, behold, the three men . . . stood before the gat…
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XIII. I am he whom ye seek--This seems to have been said without any communication being made to Peter …
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XIV. they said, Cornelius . . . a just man, &c.--fine testimony this from his own servants.
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XV. called them in and lodged them--thus partially anticipating this fellowship with Gentiles.
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16. Cornelius . . . called together his kinsmen and near friends--implying that he had been long enou…
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17. as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him--a mark of the highest respect.
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18. Ye know it is . . . unlawful . . . for . . . a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another n…
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19. I ask therefore, &c.--The whole speech is full of dignity, the apostle seeing in the company befo…
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20. Four days ago--the messengers being despatched on the first; on the second reaching Joppa (Act 10…
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21. we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God--Beautiful …
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22. Peter opened his mouth--(See on Mat 5:2).
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23. But in every nation--not (observe), in every religion; according to a common distortion of these …
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24. the word . . . sent unto the children of Israel--for to them (he would have them distinctly know)…
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25. That word . . . ye how--The facts, it seems, were too notorious and extraordinary to be unknown t…
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26. Now God anointed Jesus of Nazareth--rather, "Jesus of Nazareth (as the burden of that 'published …
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27. we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesse…
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28. showed him openly; Not to all the people--for it was not fitting that He should subject Himself, …
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29. To him give all the prophets witness--that is, This is the burden, generally of the prophetic tes…
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30. While Peter yet spake . . . the Holy Ghost fell--by visible and audible manifestation (Act 10:46).
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31. they of the circumcision . . . were astonished . . . because that on the Gentiles also was poured…
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32. heard them speak with tongues and magnify God--As on the day of Pentecost it was no empty miracle…
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33. which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we--and are thus, in all that is essential to salva…
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34. he commanded them to be baptized--not doing it with his own hands, as neither did Paul, save on r…