He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He lodges with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.
- KJV He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
- BSB He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- NKJV He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.”
- NASB he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.”
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Quick answer
The angel gave the precise location of Peter, lodging with Simon the tanner by the sea. God's directions are exact and providential.
Overview
The specific details confirm the divine orchestration linking Cornelius and Peter. The mention of the tanner's house ties back to where Peter was staying, showing the threads of God's plan coming together. Nothing in this encounter is left to chance; the Lord arranges every step.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Acts 9:43He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
- Acts 11:13–14He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, who is called Peter,
- Acts 9:6But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Rom 10:14–17How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
- John 7:17If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
- Eph 4:8–12Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
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