And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,
Parallel translations
- WEB He 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,
- KJV And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
- BSB He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
- NASB And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send some men to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;
- NLT He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
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Quick answer
Cornelius told them how an angel had instructed him to send for Peter. A second divine confirmation lay behind the meeting.
Overview
Peter relays Cornelius's account of the angelic visit, showing that God had been working on both ends to bring them together. Two independent revelations, the vision and the angel, converge on the same purpose. This double witness made unmistakable that the Gentile mission was God's design.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Acts 10:30–32Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Acts 12:11When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
- Acts 10:3–6At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 9:43He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
- Acts 10:22They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
- Heb 1:14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
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