New English Translation
Acts 10:6
6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
Acts 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
- New International Version (NIV)He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.”
Context of Acts 10:6
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. 5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter. This 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, 8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
Read all of Acts 10Acts 10:6 word by word
οὗτος ξενίζεται παρά τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ, ᾧ ἐστιν οἰκία παρὰ θάλασσανRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- lodgethξενίζωxenizō · to hostG3579
- withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- oneτιςtis · oneG5100
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- a tannerβυρσεύςburseus · tannerG1038
- whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the sea sideθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
- shall tellλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- oughtestδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
- to doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
Cross-references for Acts 10:6
- Acts 9:43So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 9:6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
- Acts 11:13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
- John 7:17If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
- Romans 10:14How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?
- Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
Commentaries on Acts 10:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Simon a tanner - See the note on Acts 9:43. What thou oughtest to do - From this it appears that matters of great moment had occupied the mind of Cornelius. He was not satisfied with the state of his own soul, nor with the degree he possessed of religious knowledge; and he set apart a particular time for extraordinary fasting and prayer, that God might farther reveal to him the knowledge of his will. Perhaps he had heard of Jesus, and had been perplexed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He lodgeth - He remains as a guest at his house. See Acts 9:43. By the sea-side - Joppa was a seaport on the Mediterranean. Tanneries are erected on the margin of streams or of any body of water to convey away the filth produced in the operation of dressing skins.Read the comment
- 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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