Acts 10:5

Acts 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
• New International Version (NIV)Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.

Context of Acts 10:5

3About the ninth hour of the day, he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming and saying to him, “Cornelius!” 4He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and tzadakah have gone up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, also named Peter. 6He is being entertained as a guest by Simon the tanner, whose house is beside the sea.” 7When the angel speaking to him had left, he called two of his servants and a soldier from among those attached to his command.

Acts 10:5 word by word

καὶ νῦν πέμψον ἄνδρας εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνά τινα ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JoppaἸόππηIoppē · JoppaG2445
• call forμεταπέμπωmetapempō · to summonG3343
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• surname isἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074

Cross-references for Acts 10:5

• Acts 10:32Therefore send to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is also called Peter. He is staying in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
• Acts 9:38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples—hearing that Peter was there—sent two men to him, begging him, “Please come to us without delay!”
• Acts 15:7After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose from among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the Good News and believe.
• Acts 16:9Now a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man from Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
• Mark 3:16And He appointed the Twelve: to Simon He gave the name Peter;
• John 1:42Andrew brought Simon to Yeshua. Yeshua looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You shall be called Kefa (which is translated Peter).”

Commentaries on Acts 10:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8a centurion: This was the highest rank for an officer in the Roman army who was not commissioned. He led a century, a group of about 100 men. Luke often describes centurions positively (10:22; 21:32; 22:25–26; 23:17, 23; 27:6, 11, 43; 28:16; Luke 7:1–10; 23:47). Luke wanted to show that Christianity was not against Roman officials or institutions. It could, like Judaism, be permitted in the Roman Empire (see Acts Book Introduction, “Purposes of Acts…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. saw ... evidently--"distinctly." the ninth hour of the day--three o'clock, the hour of the evening sacrifice. But he had been "fasting until that hour" (Ac 10:30), perhaps from the sixth hour (Ac 10:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Catholicity
• Dream
• Family
• Heathen
• Leather
• Tanning

In the dictionaries

• Joppa
• Peter
• Joppa, or Japho
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Alms
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance

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