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

11“Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying. 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. 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. 14He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’ 15“As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell 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 afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
• Acts 12:11Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!”
• Hebrews 1:14Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
• Acts 9:43And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.

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