Acts 11:11

Acts 11:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me.
• New International Version (NIV)“Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

Context of Acts 11:11

9But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’ 10“Now this happened three times, and everything was drawn up again into heaven. At that very moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were. 12The Spirit told me to accompany them with no doubts at all. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we went into the man’s house. 13He reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

Acts 11:11 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ ἦμεν ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēs · immediatelyG1824
• there were threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• already comeἐφίστημιephistēmi · to approachG2186
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whereὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• CesareaΚαισάρειαKaisareia · CaesareaG2542
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 11:11

• Acts 9:10There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” “Here I am, Lord,” he replied.
• Acts 10:17While Peter was deeply perplexed about what the vision he had seen might mean, right away the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions to Simon’s house, stood at the gate.
• Exodus 4:14Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.

Commentaries on Acts 11:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 See Acts 10:9-33.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-17Peter reviewed what had happened. He explained that God had directed the whole series of events (11:12). Peter ate with Gentiles (non-Jews) because God made it evident that he should (11:4–12). Peter then saw the Holy Spirit come upon the Gentiles, realizing God accepted and blessed them like Jews who trusted in Jesus (11:15–17; see 1:5). Peter followed God's will by admitting Gentiles to the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:11

• Gentiles
• Peter

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• Arise
• Contend
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• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Cornelius
• Galatians, Epistle to the
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• Paul, the Apostle

Commentaries on Acts 11

• 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
• 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