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Acts 10:5

"Now send men to Joppa and have them call for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter [and invite him here];

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Catholicity;   Dream;   Family;   Heathen;   Leather;   Tanning;   Thompson Chain Reference - Joppa;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Angels;   Judea, Modern;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Centurion;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cornelius;   Palestine;   Simon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Army;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Church;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Joppa;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Law;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cornelius ;   Joppa ;   Peter;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Caesarea;   Proselyte;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Peter;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fetch;   Surname;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.
King James Version (1611)
And now send men to Ioppa, and call for one Simon, whose sirname is Peter.
King James Version
And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
English Standard Version
And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.
New American Standard Bible
"Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;
New Century Version
Send some men now to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is also called Peter.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;
Legacy Standard Bible
Now send some men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;
Berean Standard Bible
Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
Contemporary English Version
Now send some men to Joppa for a man named Simon Peter.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now send some men to Yafo to bring back a man named Shim‘on, also called Kefa.
Darby Translation
And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Easy-to-Read Version
Send some men now to the city of Joppa to get a man named Simon, who is also called Peter.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe therefore send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.
George Lamsa Translation
And now send men to the city of Joppa, and bring here Simon who is called Peter:
Good News Translation
And now send some men to Joppa for a certain man whose full name is Simon Peter.
Lexham English Bible
And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is also called Peter.
Literal Translation
And now send men to Joppa and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter.
American Standard Version
And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
Bible in Basic English
Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,
Hebrew Names Version
Now send men to Yafo, and get Shim`on, who is surnamed Kefa.
International Standard Version
Send men now to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.
Etheridge Translation
And now send men to Joppa the city, and bring Shemun who is called Kipha:
Murdock Translation
And now, send men to the city of Joppa, and bring Simon who is called Cephas.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe sende men to Ioppa, & call for one Simo, whose sirname is Peter.
English Revised Version
And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
World English Bible
Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Weymouth's New Testament
And now send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now sende thou men in to Joppe, and clepe oon Symount, that is named Petre.
Update Bible Version
And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
Webster's Bible Translation
And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:
New English Translation
Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
New King James Version
Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.
New Living Translation
Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
New Life Bible
Send some men to the city of Joppa and ask Simon Peter to come here.
New Revised Standard
Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, send men unto Joppa, and fetch one Simon who is surnamed Peter, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now send men to Joppe: and call hither one Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Revised Standard Version
And now send men to Joppa, and bring one Simon who is called Peter;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And now sende men to Ioppa and call for one Simon named also Peter.
Young's Literal Translation
and now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And now sende men vnto Ioppa, & call for Simo, whose syrname is Peter,
Mace New Testament (1729)
send messengers immediately to Joppa, for one Simon, whose sirname is Peter:
Simplified Cowboy Version
Send some of your men over to Joppa and tell them to bring Pete to you.

Contextual Overview

1Now at Caesarea [Maritima] there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Regiment, 2a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always. 3About the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had come to him and said, "Cornelius!" 4Cornelius was frightened and stared intently at him and said, "What is it, lord (sir)?" And the angel said to him, "Your prayers and gifts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God [an offering made in remembrance of His past blessings]. 5"Now send men to Joppa and have them call for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter [and invite him here];6he is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea." 7When the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his own personal attendants; 8and after explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

send: Acts 10:32, Acts 9:38, Acts 15:7, Acts 16:9

whose: Mark 3:16, John 1:42

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:27 - Go into Ezra 3:7 - Joppa Acts 9:11 - Arise Acts 9:36 - Joppa Acts 10:18 - and asked

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
These are the records of the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood:
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
Genesis 10:25
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
Isaiah 24:15
Therefore honor and glorify the LORD in the east [in the region of light], The name of the LORD, the God of Israel [honor His name], In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 40:15
In fact, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Now look, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Isaiah 41:5
The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come.
Isaiah 42:4
"He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit]; [He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
Isaiah 42:10
Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now send men to Joppa,.... Which lay near to Caesarea;

and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: the angel was not sent to instruct Cornelius himself, but to direct him to an apostle of Christ, and minister of the Gospel, who should do it; for not angels, but men, are employed in the ministry of the word, which is the ordinary means of spiritual knowledge, and of increasing it. So the eunuch was instructed by Philip, and Saul by Ananias; which shows the excellency and usefulness of the Gospel ministry and ministers, and what dignity is put upon them, what use should be made of them, and in what esteem they should be had.


 
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