Commentaries on Acts 10:20

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Arise, therefore, and get thee down,.... From the top of the house where he was: and go with them; the three men, to Caesarea doubting nothing; whether it is right or wrong, lawful or unlawful, to go with them, because not Jews, but uncircumcised Gentiles, laying aside all such Jewish scruples: for I have sent them: the Spirit of God is said to do what Cornelius did at his instigation and...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the Acts of the apostles; hitherto, both at Jerusalem and every where else where the ministers of Christ came, they preached the gospel only to the Jews, or those Greeks that were circumcised and proselyted to the Jews' religion; but now, "Lo, we turn to the Gentiles;" and to them the door of faith is here opened: good...