Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.’
Parallel translations
- WEB Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is also called Peter. He lodges in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.’
- KJV Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
- BSB Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- NASB Therefore send some men to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- NLT Now send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.’
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The angel directed Cornelius to send for Peter, lodging with Simon the tanner by the sea. The precise instructions show God's careful guidance.
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The exact directions given to Cornelius match the messengers' earlier inquiry, confirming the divine orchestration of the meeting. God does not leave the seeking Cornelius to grope for the truth but sends him a human messenger of the gospel. The verse illustrates that God ordinarily brings people to salvation through the appointed proclamation of His word.
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