Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
A centurion
Italian
General references
Bible References
In
Acts 8:40
But [later on] Philip appeared at Azotus and after leaving there he preached the good news [of Jesus] to all the towns along the way until he reached Caesarea. [Note: Caesarea was a town on the west coast of Palestine, named after the emperor Caesar].
Acts 21:8
The next day we left and came to Caesarea, where we went to the house of Philip, the evangelist, who had been one of the seven ["deacons" chosen by the Jerusalem church to minister to widows, See Acts 6]. We stayed with him [while there].
Acts 23:23
Then he called two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o'clock tonight." [Note: This was calculated according to Jewish time].
Acts 25:1
Three days after Festus came to the province he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem.
A centurion
Acts 22:25
Just as they were tying him up [in preparation] for the flogging, Paul said to the officer nearby, "Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman [citizen] before he has been [legally] condemned?"
Acts 27:1
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.
Matthew 8:5
And when He had arrived at Capernaum, a military officer approached Him, begging,
Matthew 27:54
Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
Luke 7:2
And a certain military officer's slave [was there], whom the officer highly valued. This slave was [so] sick that he was about to die.
Italian
Acts 27:1
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.
General references
John 7:17
If anyone [really] desires to do what God wants, he will know whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority [only].