Berean Standard Bible
Acts 10
1δέdeG1161AtἐνenG1722CaesareaΚαισαρείᾳKaisareiaG2542there wasaτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686CorneliusΚορνήλιος,KornēliosG2883,a centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543inἐκekG1537whatτῆςtēsG3588was calledκαλουμένηςkaloumenēsG2564theItalianἸταλικῆς,ItalikēsG2483RegimentσπείρηςspeirēsG4686.
2He andσὺνsunG4862allπαντὶpantiG3956hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588householdοἴκῳoikōG3624weredevoutεὐσεβὴςeusebēsG2152andκαὶkaiG2532God-fearingφοβούμενος θεὸν τῷphoboumenos theon tōG5399G3588G2316.He gave generouslyποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας πολλὰςpoiōn eleēmosunas pollasG4160G4183G1654to theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992andκαὶkaiG2532prayedδεόμενοςdeomenosG1189toτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316regularlyδιὰ παντός·dia pantosG1223G3956.
3OneτῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250at aboutὡσεὶ περὶhōsei periG5616G4012the ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610,he had a clear visionἐν ὁράματι φανερῶςen horamati phanerōsG3708G5320G1722G3705of an angelἄγγελονangelonG32τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who cameεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἰπόνταeipontaG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “CorneliusΚορνήλιε.KornēlieG2883!”
4δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588CorneliusstaredἀτενίσαςatenisasG816at himαὐτῷautōG846in fearἔμφοβος γενόμενοςemphobos genomenosG1096G1719andκαὶkaiG2532askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν,estinG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?” The angelansweredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588prayersπροσευχαίproseuchaiG4335andκαὶkaiG2532σουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588gifts to the poorἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have ascendedἀνέβησανanebēsanG305asεἰςeisG1519a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422offeringbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
7δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32whoὁhoG3588spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to himαὐτῷ,autōG846had goneἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565, CorneliuscalledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588hisservantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3610andκαὶkaiG2532a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757from amongτῶνtōnG3588his attendantsπροσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ,proskarterountōn autōG4342G846.
Peter’s Vision
(Leviticus 11:1–47; Deuteronomy 14:1–21)
9δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887at aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610,asG1565the menwere approachingἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588roofδῶμαdōmaG1430to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336.
10δὲdeG1161He becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361andκαὶkaiG2532wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309somethingto eatγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089,butδὲdeG1161whileαὐτῶνautōnG846the meal was being preparedπαρασκευαζόντωνparaskeuazontōnG3903,heαὐτὸνautonG846fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096intoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611.
11καὶkaiG2532He sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455andκαὶkaiG2532somethingσκεῦός τιskeuos tiG5100G4632likeὡςhōsG5613a largeμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607being let downκαταβαῖνον καθιέμενονkatabainon kathiemenonG2597G2524toἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς·gēsG1093by its fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746.
Peter Called to Caesarea
17δὲdeG1161WhileὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was puzzling overἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρειen he'autō diēporeiG1280G1722G1438the meaningτί ἂν εἴηti an eiēG5101G1510G302of theτὸtoG3588visionὅραμα ὃhorama hoG3705G3739G3708ἰδοὺidouG2400,theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435οἱhoiG3588sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG2883foundδιερωτήσαντεςdierōtēsantesG1331τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andapproachedἐπέστησαν ἐπὶepestēsan epiG2186G1909theτὸνtonG3588gateπυλῶνα·pulōnaG4440.
19AsδὲdeG1161ΤοῦTouG3588PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074continued to reflectG1760onπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,theτὸtoG3588Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435are looking forζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212youσε·seG4771.
20Soἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀναστὰςanastasG450!Go downstairsκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597andκαὶkaiG2532accompanyπορεύου σὺνporeuou sunG4198G4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367hesitationδιακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosG1252,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649themαὐτούς.autousG846.”
21SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588menἄνδραςandrasG435andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “HereἰδοὺidouG2400amεἰμιeimiG1510IἐγώegōG1473,the oneὃνhonG3739you are looking forζητεῖτε·zēteiteG2212.Whyτίς ἡ αἰτία δι᾽ ἣνtis hē aitia di᾽ hēnG5101G3588G156G1223G3739have you comeπάρεστε;paresteG3918?”
22“CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883thecenturionἑκατοντάρχης,hekatontarchēsG1543has sent usδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036. “He isa righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588God-fearingφοβούμενος θεὸνphoboumenos theonG2316G5399manἀνὴρanērG435withτεteG5037a good reputationμαρτυρούμενόςmarturoumenosG3140amongὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588wholeὅλουholouG3650Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων,tōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.A holyἁγίουhagiouG40angelἀγγέλουangelouG32instructedἐχρηματίσθη ὑπὸechrēmatisthē hupoG5537G5259himto request your presenceμεταπέμψασθαί σεmetapempsasthai seG3343G4771inεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624so he couldκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191a messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487fromπαρὰparaG3844youσοῦ.souG4771.”
23SoοὖνounG3767Peterinvited them inεἰσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςeiskalesamenos autousG1528G846as his guestsἐξένισεν.exenisenG3579.AndδὲdeG1161theτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he got readyἀναστὰςanastasG450andwentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846καίkaiG2532,accompanied byσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905αὐτῷ.autōG846someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80τῶνtōnG3588fromἀπὸapoG575JoppaἸόππηςIoppēsG2445.
Peter Visits Cornelius
24δὲdeG1161TheτῇtēaG3588following dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he arrivedεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CaesareaΚαισάρειαν·KaisareianG2542, whereδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883wasἦνēnG1510expectingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328themαὐτοὺςautousG846andhad called togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773andκαὶkaiG2532closeἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousG316τοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλους.philousG5384.
25δὲdeG1161AsὡςhōsG5613τοῦtouG3588PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074was aboutἐγένετοegenetoG1096τὸνtonG3588to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525ὁhoG3588,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876himαὐτῷautōG846andfellπεσὼνpesōnG4098atἐπὶepiG1909hisτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228to worshipπροσεκύνησεν.prosekunēsenG4352him.
28τεteG5037He saidἔφηephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howὡςhōsG5613unlawfulἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111it isἐστινestinG1510for a Jewἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳandri IoudaiōG435G2453to associate withκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853a foreignerἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246orἢēG2228visitπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334him.ButὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has shownἔδειξενedeixenG1166meG2504thatI should not callμηδένα λέγεινmēdena legeinG3367G3004anymanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444impureκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.
30ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883answeredἔφη·ephēG5346: “FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510inἐνenG1722myG1473τῆςtēsG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336atμέχριmechriG3360thisταύτηςtautēsG3778,theτὴνtēnG3588τῷtōG3588ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥραςhōrasG5610.καὶkaiG2532SuddenlyἰδοὺidouG2400a manἀνὴρanērG435inἐνenG1722radiantλαμπρᾷlampraG2986clothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799meG1473
31andκαὶkaiG2532saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, ‘CorneliusΚορνήλιε,KornēlieG2883,yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522,andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588gifts to the poorἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have been rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
32ThereforeοὖνounG3767sendπέμψονpempsonG3992toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445καὶkaiG2532forμετακάλεσαιmetakalesaiG3333SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whoὃςhosG3739is calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074.HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778is a guestξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579inἐνenG1722thehomeοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613thetannerβυρσέωςburseōsG1038,byπαρὰparaG3844theseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.’
33SoοὖνounG3767I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992forπρὸςprosG4314youσέ,seG4771immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824,andτεteG5037youσύsuG4771wereἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160kind enoughκαλῶςkalōsG2573to comeπαραγενόμενος.paragenomenosG3854.NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,weG1473are allπάντεςpantesG3956hereπάρεσμενparesmenG3918in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to listen toἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962has instructedπροστεταγμένα ὑπὸprostetagmena hupoG4367G5259youσοιsoiG4771to tell us.”
Good News for the Gentiles
34ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074began to speakἈνοίξας τὸ στόμα εἶπεν·Anoixas to stoma eipenG455G3588G4750G2036: “I now truly understandἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας καταλαμβάνομαιep᾽ alētheias katalambanomaiG2638G1909G225thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316doesἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756show favoritismπροσωπολήμπτηςprosōpolēmptēsG4381,
36He has sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649thisτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056ὃνhonG3739to theτοῖςtoisG3588peopleυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,proclaiming the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097of peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, whoοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.
37You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492τὸtoG3588what has happenedγενόμενον ῥῆμαgenomenon rhēmaG4487G1096throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596G3650τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,beginningG756inἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056withμετὰmetaG3326theτὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908thatὃhoG3739JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491proclaimedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784:
38howὡςhōsG5613τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316anointedἔχρισενechrisenG5548αὐτὸνautonG846JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ὁhoG3588ofἀπὸapoG575NazarethΝαζαρέθ,NazarethG3478with the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532with powerδυνάμει,dunameiG1411, andhowὃςhosG3739Jesuswent aroundδιῆλθενdiēlthenG1330doing goodεὐεργετῶνeuergetōnG2109andκαὶkaiG2532healingἰώμενοςiōmenosG2390allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588were oppressedκαταδυναστευομένουςkatadunasteuomenousG2616byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου,diabolouG1228,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846.
39καὶkaiG2532WeG1473arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of allπάντωνpantōnG3956thatὧνhōnG3739He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,bothτεteG5037inἔνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588landχώρᾳchōraG5561of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.And althoughκαὶkaiG2532they put Him to deathὃν ἀνεῖλανhon aneilanG3739G337by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910HimonἐπὶepiG1909a treeξύλου.xulouG3586,
41notοὐouG3756by allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,butἀλλὰallaG235by the witnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῖςtoisG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588had chosen beforehandπροκεχειροτονημένοιςprokecheirotonēmenoisG4401,by usG1473whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748ateσυνεφάγομενsunephagomenG4906andκαὶkaiG2532drank withσυνεπίομενsunepiomenG4844HimαὐτῷautōG846afterμετὰmetaG3326τὸtoG3588HeαὐτὸνautonG846roseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.
42AndκαὶkaiG2532He commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853usG1473to preachκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784to theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992andκαὶkaiG2532to testifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263thatὅτιhotiG3754HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588OneappointedὡρισμένοςhōrismenosG3724byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923thelivingζώντωνzōntōnG2198andκαὶkaiG2532thedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.
43AllπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396testifyμαρτυροῦσινmarturousinG3140about HimτούτῳtoutōG3778thateveryoneπάνταpantaG3956whoτοῦtouG3588believesπιστεύονταpisteuontaG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτοῦautouG846receivesλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266throughδιὰdiaG1223Hisαὐτόν.¶autonG846τὸνtonG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.”
The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit
(Acts 19:1–7)
44τοῦtouG3588WhilePeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074was still speakingἜτι λαλοῦντοςEti lalountosG2089G2980theseταῦταtautaG3778τὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191hisτὸνtonG3588messageλόγον.logonG3056.
45καὶkaiG2532Allἐκ ὅσοιek hosoiG3745G1537theοἱhoiG3588circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061believersπιστοὶpistoiG4103whohad accompaniedσυνῆλθανsunēlthanG4905τῷtōG3588PeterΠέτρῳ,PetrōG4074were astoundedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὰtaG3588giftδωρεὰdōreaG1431of theἡhēG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151had been poured outἐκκέχυται·ekkechutaiG1632evenκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.
47“Canμήτι δύναταιmēti dunataiG1410G3385anyoneτιςtisG5100withholdκωλῦσαίkōlusaiG2967theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204τοῦtouG3588to baptizeμὴ βαπτισθῆναιmē baptisthēnaiG3361G907theseτούτους,toutousG3778people? TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151just asὡςhōsG5613weG1473haveκαὶkaiG2532!”
48SoδὲdeG1161he ordered thatπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367they be baptizedαὐτοὺς βαπτισθῆναιautous baptisthēnaiG846G907inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.ThenτότεtoteG5119they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846to stayἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961for a fewτινάς.¶tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
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
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