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Acts 11:13
13Then Cornelius told us what had happened to him. He had seen an angel who appeared in his house and said to him, “Send some men to Joppa to fetch a man who is called Simon Peter.
Acts 11:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
- New International Version (NIV)He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter;
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,
Context of Acts 11:13
11At that moment, three men from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying. Someone had sent these men to find me. 12The Holy Spirit told me that I should go with them. He said that I should not be afraid. These six believers from Joppa also went with me to Caesarea. We all went into Cornelius's house. Then Cornelius told us what had happened to him. He had seen an angel who appeared in his house and said to him, “Send some men to Joppa to fetch a man who is called Simon Peter. 14He will come and speak to you. His message will tell you how God will save you and everyone else in your house.” 15When I started to speak to Cornelius and his family, the Holy Spirit came down on them. It happened in the same way that he first came down on us at the beginning.
Read all of Acts 11Acts 11:13 word by word
ἀπήγγειλεν δὲ ἡμῖν πῶς εἶδεν τὸν ἄγγελον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ σταθέντα καὶ εἰπόντα ἀπόστειλον εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνα τὸν ἐπικαλούμενον Πέτρον,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andτεte · and/bothG5037
- he shewedἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
- he had seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- an angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- which stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JoppaἸόππηIoppē · JoppaG2445
- call forμεταπέμπωmetapempō · to summonG3343
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- whose surname isἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
Cross-references for Acts 11:13
- Acts 10:3One afternoon, at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He clearly saw one of God's angels. The angel came in and said to him, ‘Cornelius!’
- Acts 12:11Then Peter understood what had happened. He said to himself, ‘Now I know that these things really have happened to me. The Lord God sent one of his angels to rescue me from Herod's power. The Jewish leaders wanted Herod to cause me to suffer. But God has saved me from those bad things.’
- Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
- Acts 9:43Peter stayed in Joppa for many days. He stayed with a man called Simon, who was a tanner.
Commentaries on Acts 11:13
- 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. 12-1812-18. we entered the man's house--No mention of Cornelius' name, much less of his high position, as if that affected the question. To the charge, "Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised," he simply speaks of the uncircumcised "man" to whom he had been divinely sent.Read the comment
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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
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