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Acts 10:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 Now there was a man in Caes·a·reʹa named Cornelius, an army officer* in what was called the Italian unit.*

Acts 10:1

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 ᾿Ανὴρ Male person δέ but τις some ἐν in Καισαρίᾳ Caesarea ὀνόματι to name Κορνήλιος, Cornelius, ἑκατοντάρχης centurion ἐκ out of σπείρης band τῆς of the (one) καλουμένης being called Ἰταλικῆς, Italian,

Acts 10:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 Now in Caes·a·reʹa there was a certain man named Cornelius, an army officer*+ of the Italian band,+ as it was called,

Acts 10:1

The Bible in Living English
- 10 And a certain man at Cesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what is known as the Italian cohort,

Acts 10:1

American Standard Version
- 10 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

Acts 10:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 But a certain man in Caesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian,—

Acts 10:1

King James Version
- 10 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 10:1
  
  an army officer: Or “a centurion.” A centurion was in command of about 100 soldiers in the Roman army.
  
  what was called the Italian unit: This was probably a cohort, so named to distinguish it from the regular Roman legions. A cohort in full strength consisted of about 600 men, that is, about one tenth of the number in a legion. (See study note on Mt 26:53.) There is verification that the Second Italian Cohort of Roman Citizen Volunteers (Latin, Cohors II Italica voluntariorum civium Romanorum) was present in Syria in 69 C.E., and some have suggested that this was the Italian unit mentioned here.