Acts 10:24

“And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea, etc.] So that they were one day, and part of another, on their journey: and Cornelius waited for them; he had an eager desire to hear the word from Peter’s mouth; and was longing and looking for the coming of him, with the men he sent for him; and he and his family were in a waiting posture, and ready to hear the word, when the apostle of Christ should come: it would be well if this was always the case of the hearers of the word, to assemble before their ministers come; and be waiting for them, and in full expectation of them, and ready to receive them, and the words of grace which drop from their lips: and had called together his kinsmen and…”

“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.”

“His kinsmen - His relatives, or the connections of his family. A man may often do vast good by calling his kindred and friends to hear the gospel. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Cornelius was waiting for them - Not engaging himself in any secular business during that solemn time, but being altogether intent on this one thing. Acts 10:26”

“the morrow: Act 10:9 Caesarea: This city, once an obscure fortress called Strato's Tower, was built and superbly decorated by Herod the Great and called Cesarea, in honour of Augustus Cesar, to whom he dedicated it in the 28th year of his reign. It was situated on the shore of the Mediterranean, between Joppa and Dora, with a haven, rendered by Herod the most convenient on the coast. according to Ibn Idris and Abulfeda, 30 miles from Jaffa or Joppa, 32 from Ramlay, and 36 from Acco or Ptolemais; and, according to Josephus, 600 stadia, or 75 miles from Jerusalem, though the real distance is probably not more than 62 miles. Nothing now remains of the former splendour of Cesarea. the supposed…”