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19 lines
665 B
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## Now there was a certain man ##
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This was a way of introducing a new person to the story. In this case, it was Cornelius.
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## Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort ##
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"his name was Cornelius. He was an officer in charge of 100 soldiers from the Italian section of the Roman army."
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## He was a devout man, one who feared God ##
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"He believed in God and sought to honor and worship God in his life"
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## with all his household ##
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"with all the members of his household". (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## he gave much money to the people ##
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"…to poor people". This was one way he demonstrated his fear of God. |