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Acts 10:32 KJV
Acts · chapter 10 · verse 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.Acts 10:32 · King James Version
Acts 10:32 in context
30And 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,
31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32Send 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.
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hithermetakaleōto call from one place to another, to summon, to call one's selfG3333 →
- lodgedxenizōto receive as a guest, to entertain, hospitably, to be received hospitably, to stay as a…G3579 →
- tannerbyrseusa tannerG1038 →
- comethparaginomaito be present, to come near, approach, to come forth, make one's public appearanceG3854 →
- JoppaioppēJoppa or Japho = " beautiful" , a city of Palestine on the Mediterranean, lying…G2445 →
- SimonsimōnPeter = " a rock or stone" , Peter was one of the apostles, Simon called Zelotes…G4613 →
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We have here the meeting between Peter the apostle, and Cornelius the centurion. Though Paul was designed to be the apostle of the Gentiles, and to gather in the harvest among them, and Peter to be the apostle of the circumcision, yet it is ordered that Peter shall break the ice, and reap the first-fruits of the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-33