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- **Now there was a certain man ** - This was a way of introducing a new person to the story. In this case, it was Cornelius.
- Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort - "his name was Cornelius. He was an officer in charge of 100 soldiers from the Italian section of the Roman army."
- He was a devout man, one who feared God - "He believed in God and sought to honor and worship God in his life"
- with all his household - "with all the members of his household". (See :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- he gave much money to the people - "…to poor people". This was one way he demonstrated his fear of God.