Acts 10:9

Acts 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
• New International Version (NIV)About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

Context of Acts 10:9

7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants. 8He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa. The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

Acts 10:9 word by word

Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ὁδοιπορούντων καὶ τῇ πόλει ἐγγιζόντων, ἀνέβη Πέτρος ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα προσεύξασθαι περὶ ὥραν ἕκτην.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• next dayἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• at aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• asἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• were approachingἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• on their journeyὁδοιπορέωhodoiporeō · to journeyG3596
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• roofδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
• to prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336

Cross-references for Acts 10:9

• Acts 10:8He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
• Acts 11:5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
• 1 Samuel 9:25And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
• Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
• Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
• Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
• Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
• Acts 6:4and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
• Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
• Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
• Matthew 20:5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
• Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Commentaries on Acts 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9On the morrow, as they went on their journey - From Joppa to Caesarea was about twelve or fifteen leagues; the messengers could not have left the house of Cornelius till about two hours before sunset; therefore, they must have traveled a part of the night, in order to arrive at Joppa the next day, towards noon. - Calmet. Cornelius sent two of his household servants, by way of respect to Peter; probably the soldier was intended for their defense, as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Peter went up … - The small room in the second story, or on the roof of the house, was the usual place for retirement and prayer. See the notes on Matthew 6:6; Matthew 9:2. Even when there was no room constructed on the roof, the roof was a common resort for retirement and prayer. Around the edge a battlement or parapet was commonly made, within which a person could be quite retired from public view. “At Jaffa, the ancient Joppa,” says Prof. Hackett…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us; and we know the meaning of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16God gave Peter the same vision three times to confirm it was true (see Genesis 41:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-169-16. upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement. the sixth hour--noon.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:9

• Catholicity
• House
• Joppa
• Missions
• Peter
• Prayer
• Prayerfulness
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Alms
• Clean
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree

Commentaries on Acts 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings