<p>10:24 <em>And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends</em>- See on :8. The same words are used in Luke's record of the parables of the lost; in a home, friends and neighbours are &quot;called together&quot; (Lk. 15:6,9).&nbsp; Cornelius was the lost who was being found, but he was also reflecting the joy of the Lord in Heaven by calling together his friends and neighbours into his home.</p>