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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Acts 10:9

7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; 8And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. 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: 10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, 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

• ·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 10:8And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
• Acts 11:5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
• 1 Samuel 9:25And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
• Zephaniah 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by Yhwh, and that swear by Malcham;
• Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
• Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
• Mark 6:46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
• 1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, 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, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
• Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
• Matthew 20:5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
• Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all 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

In the dictionaries

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

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