Acts 10:19

Acts 10:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
• New International Version (NIV)While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three men are looking for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you.

Context of Acts 10:19

17Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate, 18they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there. Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you. 20Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.” 21So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”

Acts 10:19 word by word

Τοῦ δὲ Πέτρου διενθυμουμένου περὶ τοῦ ὁράματος εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ πνεῦμα· ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες τρεῖς ζητοῦντές σε·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whileδέde · thenG1161
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• thoughtἐνθυμέομαιenthumeomai · to reflect onG1760
• onπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the visionὅραμαhorama · visionG3705
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• said untoλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Acts 10:19

• Acts 8:29The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
• Acts 11:12The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us.
• Acts 13:2One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 16:6Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.
• Acts 21:4We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem.
• John 16:13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.
• 1 Corinthians 12:11It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.

Commentaries on Acts 10:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The Spirit - See the notes on Acts 8:29. Compare Isaiah 65:24, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer,” etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-33Verses 19-33 When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in religious exercises…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2417-24. while Peter doubted ... what this should mean, behold, the three men ... stood before the gate ... and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for his Gentile visitors, as of Cornelius for him--are devoutly to be noted. But besides this, at the same moment, "the Spirit" expressly informs him that three men were inquiring for him, and bids him unhesitatingly go with them, as sent by Him.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:19

• Catholicity
• Holy Spirit
• Missions

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Alms
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree
• Warn

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