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 Living Translation (NLT)The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon,

Context of Acts 10:9

7And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. 8So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa. 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. 10Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Onδέde · thenG1161
• the morrowἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• asἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• they went on their journeyὁδοιπορέωhodoiporeō · to journeyG3596
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drew nighἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• unto the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the housetopδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
• to prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610

Cross-references for Acts 10:9

• Acts 10:8So when he had explained all these things 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 descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.
• 1 Samuel 9:25When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house.
• Zephaniah 1:5Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord, But who also swear by Milcom;
• Matthew 6:6But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
• Mark 1:35Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
• Mark 6:46And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.
• 1 Timothy 2:8I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
• Acts 6:4but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
• Psalms 55:17Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
• Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
• Matthew 20:5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
• Ephesians 6:18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication 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

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• Alms
• Clean
• Cornelius
• Intent
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• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree
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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