English Standard Version
Acts 10:5
5And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 10:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
- New International Version (NIV)Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
Context of Acts 10:5
3About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius." 4And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. 6He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea." 7When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,
Read all of Acts 10Acts 10:5 word by word
καὶ νῦν πέμψον ἄνδρας εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνά τινα ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
- menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JoppaἸόππηIoppē · JoppaG2445
- call forμεταπέμπωmetapempō · to summonG3343
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- surname isἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
Cross-references for Acts 10:5
- Acts 10:32Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
- Acts 9:38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, "Please come to us without delay."
- Acts 15:7And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
- Acts 16:9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
- Mark 3:16He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
- John 1:42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).
Commentaries on Acts 10:5
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8a centurion: This was the highest rank for an officer in the Roman army who was not commissioned. He led a century, a group of about 100 men. Luke often describes centurions positively (10:22; 21:32; 22:25–26; 23:17, 23; 27:6, 11, 43; 28:16; Luke 7:1–10; 23:47). Luke wanted to show that Christianity was not against Roman officials or institutions. It could, like Judaism, be permitted in the Roman Empire (see Acts Book Introduction, “Purposes of Acts…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. saw ... evidently--"distinctly." the ninth hour of the day--three o'clock, the hour of the evening sacrifice. But he had been "fasting until that hour" (Ac 10:30), perhaps from the sixth hour (Ac 10:9).Read the comment
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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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