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Acts 10:5

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

1There was a man named Cornelius who lived in Caesarea, captain of the Italian Guard stationed there. He was a thoroughly good man. He had led everyone in his house to live worshipfully before God, was always helping people in need, and had the habit of prayer. One day about three o'clock in the afternoon he had a vision. An angel of God, as real as his next-door neighbor, came in and said, "Cornelius." 4Cornelius stared hard, wondering if he was seeing things. Then he said, "What do you want, sir?" The angel said, "Your prayers and neighborly acts have brought you to God's attention. Here's what you are to do. Send men to Joppa to get Simon, the one everyone calls Peter. He is staying with Simon the Tanner, whose house is down by the sea." 7As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two servants and one particularly devout soldier from the guard. He went over with them in great detail everything that had just happened, and then sent them off 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
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
Isaiah 41:5
"Far-flung ocean islands see it and panic. The ends of the earth are shaken. Fearfully they huddle together. They try to help each other out, making up stories in the dark. The godmakers in the workshops go into overtime production, crafting new models of no-gods, Urging one another on—‘Good job!' ‘Great design!'— pounding in nails at the base so that the things won't tip over.
Isaiah 42:10
Sing to God a brand-new song, sing his praises all over the world! Let the sea and its fish give a round of applause, with all the far-flung islands joining in. Let the desert and its camps raise a tune, calling the Kedar nomads to join in. Let the villagers in Sela round up a choir and perform from the tops of the mountains. Make God 's glory resound; echo his praises from coast to coast. God steps out like he means business. You can see he's primed for action. He shouts, announcing his arrival; he takes charge and his enemies fall into line: "I've been quiet long enough. I've held back, biting my tongue. But now I'm letting loose, letting go, like a woman who's having a baby— Stripping the hills bare, withering the wildflowers, Drying up the rivers, turning lakes into mudflats. But I'll take the hand of those who don't know the way, who can't see where they're going. I'll be a personal guide to them, directing them through unknown country. I'll be right there to show them what roads to take, make sure they don't fall into the ditch. These are the things I'll be doing for them— sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute."
Isaiah 49:1
Listen, far-flung islands, pay attention, faraway people: God put me to work from the day I was born. The moment I entered the world he named me. He gave me speech that would cut and penetrate. He kept his hand on me to protect me. He made me his straight arrow and hid me in his quiver. He said to me, "You're my dear servant, Israel, through whom I'll shine."
Isaiah 59:18
We Long for Light but Sink into Darkness Look! Listen! God 's arm is not amputated—he can still save. God 's ears are not stopped up—he can still hear. There's nothing wrong with God; the wrong is in you. Your wrongheaded lives caused the split between you and God. Your sins got between you so that he doesn't hear. Your hands are drenched in blood, your fingers dripping with guilt, Your lips smeared with lies, your tongue swollen from muttering obscenities. No one speaks up for the right, no one deals fairly. They trust in illusion, they tell lies, they get pregnant with mischief and have sin-babies. They hatch snake eggs and weave spider webs. Eat an egg and die; break an egg and get a snake! The spider webs are no good for shirts or shawls. No one can wear these weavings! They weave wickedness, they hatch violence. They compete in the race to do evil and run to be the first to murder. They plan and plot evil, think and breathe evil, and leave a trail of wrecked lives behind them. They know nothing about peace and less than nothing about justice. They make tortuously twisted roads. No peace for the wretch who walks down those roads! Which means that we're a far cry from fair dealing, and we're not even close to right living. We long for light but sink into darkness, long for brightness but stumble through the night. Like the blind, we inch along a wall, groping eyeless in the dark. We shuffle our way in broad daylight, like the dead, but somehow walking. We're no better off than bears, groaning, and no worse off than doves, moaning. We look for justice—not a sign of it; for salvation—not so much as a hint. Our wrongdoings pile up before you, God, our sins stand up and accuse us. Our wrongdoings stare us down; we know in detail what we've done: Mocking and denying God , not following our God, Spreading false rumors, inciting sedition, pregnant with lies, muttering malice. Justice is beaten back, Righteousness is banished to the sidelines, Truth staggers down the street, Honesty is nowhere to be found, Good is missing in action. Anyone renouncing evil is beaten and robbed. God looked and saw evil looming on the horizon— so much evil and no sign of Justice. He couldn't believe what he saw: not a soul around to correct this awful situation. So he did it himself, took on the work of Salvation, fueled by his own Righteousness. He dressed in Righteousness, put it on like a suit of armor, with Salvation on his head like a helmet, Put on Judgment like an overcoat, and threw a cloak of Passion across his shoulders. He'll make everyone pay for what they've done: fury for his foes, just deserts for his enemies. Even the far-off islands will get paid off in full. In the west they'll fear the name of God , in the east they'll fear the glory of God , For he'll arrive like a river in flood stage, whipped to a torrent by the wind of God . "I'll arrive in Zion as Redeemer, to those in Jacob who leave their sins." God 's Decree. "As for me," God says, "this is my covenant with them: My Spirit that I've placed upon you and the words that I've given you to speak, they're not going to leave your mouths nor the mouths of your children nor the mouths of your grandchildren. You will keep repeating these words and won't ever stop." God 's orders.

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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