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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.

Context of Acts 11:13

11“Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. 12The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’ 15“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come 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 10:3One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
• Acts 12:11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”
• Hebrews 1:14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
• Acts 9:43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.

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