Acts 11:13

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

11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying. 12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, 14who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’ 15Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

Acts 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 10:3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”
• Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
• Acts 9:43So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.

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

Topics related to Acts 11:13

• Gentiles
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Joppa
• Peter
• Joppa, or Japho
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Arise
• Contend
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Cornelius

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