Acts 10:30
28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
And Cornelius 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,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
- KJV
- And Cornelius 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,
- WEB
- Cornelius 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
- ASV
- And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,
- DARBY
- And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been [fasting] unto this hour, and the ninth [I was] praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- BLB
- And Cornelius was saying, “Four days ago until this hour, the ninth hour, I was praying in my house; and behold, a man in bright apparel stood before me,
- ÅB
- Da sa Kornelius: For fire dager siden - det var da som nå ved den niende time - ba jeg i mitt hus, og se, en mann sto for meg i skinnende klær,
- OTB
- Kornelius svarte: "For fire dager siden, på denne timen, ba jeg i mitt hus ved den niende time, og plutselig sto en mann i skinnende klær foran meg
- B1930
- Da sa Kornelius: For fire dager siden - det var da som nu ved den niende time - bad jeg i mitt hus, og se, en mann stod for mig i skinnende klædebon,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 10:3
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Read in contextDaniel 9:20–21
And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
Read in contextNehemiah 9:1–3
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
Read in contextEzra 9:4–5
Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
Read in contextActs 10:23–24
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
Read in contextActs 1:10
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Read in contextLuke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Read in contextMatthew 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
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