Section One
The Conversion of Cornelius
Intro: Bereans Acts 17:10-11, Acts 10 & Acts 11
The Story
Acts 10:
9-15 — Peter’s preparation (vision)
19-20 — Peter’s mission
28-29 — Peter’s clarity
34-35 — Peter’s declaration
44-48 — Peter’s friends astonished
Supplemental
Acts 11:
1-3 — Brethren at Judea contend with Peter
15-18 — Holy Spirit fell at the beginning
The Teaching
Gal 2:11-14 — Prejudice wrong
Acts 6:1 — Grecian widows neglected
It is taught that Cornelius was the first Gentile convert. This is incorrect.
Based on Acts 11:1, 18 —- But consider Acts 13:44-46
Section Two
Church opened to all on Pentecost
Intro: 2 Peter 3:8-9
Acts 2:7-11 — Jews and Proselytes
Acts 2:37-39 — Jews and Gentiles
Acts 4:5-12 — Salvation only in Christ and His church
Acts 6:1,5 — Nicolas (and his brother)
Acts 8:25 — Samaritans
Acts 8:26-27 — Eunuch
Acts 8:39-40 — Azotus (Ashdod – Philistines)
2 Kings 17:24-29 — O.T. Samaritans
Section Three
Definitions:
Proselyte – Gentile who accepted the Jewish faith
Matt. 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5, Acts 11:20
Grecian – one who speaks Greek and lives by the Grecian culture
Acts 6:1, Acts 9:29, Acts 11:20 (Hellenist – Greek word)
Hebrew – someone dedicated to the Jewish faith
Acts 6:1, 2 Cor 11:22, Phil 3:5
Samaritan – mixed race and religion, generally living in Samaria
Matt 10:5, Luke 9:52, John 4:9, 39-40, Acts 6, Acts 8:25
The Apostle Paul, and the road to Damascus
Acts 9:3-7, Acts 22:6-9, Acts 26:12-14
Matt 13:10-15 — “hearing, not understand”
Section Four
Translations:
NIV — Hellenistic Jews
NKJV — Hellenists
NASV — Hellenistic Jews
NASV (1995) — Hellenistic Jews
NASV (1997) — Hellenistic Jews
Amplified Bible — Hellenistic (Greek speaking Jews)
Contemporary English — ones who spoke Greek started complaining about the ones who spoke Aramaic
Ancient Translations:
King James – 1611 — Grecian
Geneva Bible – 1567 — Grecian
Bishops Bible – 1568 — Grekes
Coverdale Bible – 1535 — Grekes
Tyndale Bible – 1526 — Grekes
