God’s Word Translation
Acts 11:13
13“He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his home. The angel told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man whose name is 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
11“At that moment three men arrived at the house where we were staying. They had been sent from Caesarea to find me. 12The Spirit told me to go with them without any hesitation. Six believers ⌞from Joppa⌟ went with me, and we visited Cornelius’ home. “He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his home. The angel told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man whose name is Simon Peter. 14He will give you a message that will save you and everyone in your home.’ 15“When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came to these people. This was the same thing that happened to us in 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 day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision. He clearly saw an angel from God come to him and say, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 12:11When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I’m sure that the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything the Jewish people are expecting to happen to me.”
- Hebrews 1:14What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.
- Acts 9:43Peter stayed in Joppa for a number of days with Simon, a leatherworker.
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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