As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
Parallel translations
- WEB As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.
- KJV And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
- NKJV And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.
- NASB As he talked with him, he entered and *found many people assembled.
- NLT So they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled.
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Quick answer
Talking with Cornelius, Peter enters and finds a large gathering assembled. A wider audience than expected awaits the gospel.
Overview
Peter discovers that Cornelius has gathered many to hear God's word, multiplying the impact of this moment. The scene underscores that the opening of the door to the Gentiles was not a private affair but witnessed by many. God arranges a sizable congregation for this turning point in the church's mission.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- John 4:35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
- 2 Cor 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
- Acts 10:24The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- 1 Cor 16:9because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
- Acts 14:27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Col 4:3as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
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