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Acts 10:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 10 · verse 6
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.Acts 10:6 · King James Version
Acts 10:6 in context
4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- oughtestdeiit is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper, necessity lying in…G1163 →
- lodgethxenizōto receive as a guest, to entertain, hospitably, to be received hospitably, to stay as a…G3579 →
- tannerbyrseusa tannerG1038 →
- SimonsimōnPeter = " a rock or stone" , Peter was one of the apostles, Simon called Zelotes…G4613 →
- houseoikiaa house, an inhabited edifice, a dwelling, the inmates of a house, the family, property…G3614 →
- sidethalassathe sea, used of the sea in general, used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the…G2281 →
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The bringing of the gospel to the Gentiles, and the bringing of those who had been strangers and foreigners to be fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, were such a mystery to the apostles themselves, and such a surprise (Eph 3:3, Eph 3:6), that it concerns us carefully to observe all the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8