24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

Other Translations of Acts 10:24

New International Version

24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

English Standard Version

24 And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

The Message

24 A day later they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had his relatives and close friends waiting with him.

New King James Version

24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.

New Living Translation

24 They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 10:24

Commentary on Acts 10:19-33

(Read Acts 10:19-33)

When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in religious exercises. Cornelius declared the direction God gave him to send for Peter. We are right in our aims in attending a gospel ministry, when we do it with regard to the Divine appointment requiring us to make use of that ordinance. How seldom ministers are called to speak to such companies, however small, in which it may be said that they are all present in the sight of God, to hear all things that are commanded of God! But these were ready to hear what Peter was commanded of God to say.