New English Translation
Acts 10:5
5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.
Context of Acts 10:5
3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.” 4Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter. 6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” 7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served 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 10:32Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- Acts 9:38Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Come to us without delay.”
- Acts 15:7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
- Acts 16:9A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
- Mark 3:16He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
- John 1:42Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated 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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