Acts 10:9

Acts 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
• New International Version (NIV)About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

Context of Acts 10:9

7When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance; 11and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

Acts 10:9 word by word

Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ὁδοιπορούντων καὶ τῇ πόλει ἐγγιζόντων, ἀνέβη Πέτρος ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα προσεύξασθαι περὶ ὥραν ἕκτην.Read the interlinear

• On the nextἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• as they were on their wayὁδοιπορέωhodoiporeō · to journeyG3596
• and approachingἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• wentἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• the housetopδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• to prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336

Cross-references for Acts 10:9

• Acts 10:8and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
• Acts 11:5“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me,
• 1 Samuel 9:25When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
• Zephaniah 1:5And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom,
• Matthew 6:6But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
• Mark 1:35In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
• Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.
• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
• Acts 6:4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
• Psalms 55:17Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.
• Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.
• Matthew 20:5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
• Ephesians 6:18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Commentaries on Acts 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9On the morrow, as they went on their journey - From Joppa to Caesarea was about twelve or fifteen leagues; the messengers could not have left the house of Cornelius till about two hours before sunset; therefore, they must have traveled a part of the night, in order to arrive at Joppa the next day, towards noon. - Calmet. Cornelius sent two of his household servants, by way of respect to Peter; probably the soldier was intended for their defense, as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Peter went up … - The small room in the second story, or on the roof of the house, was the usual place for retirement and prayer. See the notes on Matthew 6:6; Matthew 9:2. Even when there was no room constructed on the roof, the roof was a common resort for retirement and prayer. Around the edge a battlement or parapet was commonly made, within which a person could be quite retired from public view. “At Jaffa, the ancient Joppa,” says Prof. Hackett…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us; and we know the meaning of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16God gave Peter the same vision three times to confirm it was true (see Genesis 41:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-169-16. upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement. the sixth hour--noon.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:9

• Catholicity
• House
• Joppa
• Missions
• Peter
• Prayer
• Prayerfulness
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Alms
• Clean
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree

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