Acts 10:23
in Acts 10So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
KJV
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
14 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And lodged them - They remained with him through the night. Four days were occupied before Peter met Cornelius at Caesarea. On the first the angel appeared to Cornelius. On the second the messengers arrived at Joppa, Act 10:9. On the third, Peter returned with them, Act 10:23; and on the fourth they arrived at Caesarea, Act 10:24, Act 10:30. And certain brethren - Some Christians. They were six in number, Act 11:12. It was usual for the early Christians to accompany the apostles in their journeys. See Rom 15:24; Act 15:3; 3Jn 1:6; 1Co 16:6, 1Co 16:
This site's exposition
Peter went down to the men
on Acts 10:21-23
So Peter went down to the men and asks why they have come, obeying before he understands. They describe Cornelius as a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. So Peter invited them in as his guests, already crossing the line the vision addressed, and he left with some of the brothers from Joppa, the witnesses of 11:12.
This site's exposition
invited them in as his guests
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown see in this hospitality an early step toward fellowship with Gentiles. The brothers from Joppa numbered six, as Acts 11:12 records, and Chrysostom notes they later served as witnesses when Peter had to defend himself. Albert Barnes counts four days from vision to meeting.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
"And having called out they inquired." Since they inquired into a humble house from below, and they asked not the neighbors. Great is the power of the Spirit in what was said, that "for I have sent them." When Peter went down he inquired into …
"Then called he them in," that they may suffer no harm, "and lodged them": thenceforth he without scruple takes his meals with them. "And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Caesarea accompanied him."
"He called them in, and lodged them." Good, that first he gives the men friendly treatment, after the fatigue of their journey, and makes them at home with him; "and on the morrow," sets out with them. And certain accompany him: this too as Providence ordered it, that they should be witnesses afterwards when Peter would need to justify himself. "And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends." This is the part of a friend, this the part of a devout man, that where such blessings are concerned, he takes care that his near friends shall be made partakers of all. Of course his "near" friends, those in whom he had ever full confidence; fearing, with such an interest at stake, to entrust the matter to others. In my opinion, it was by Cornelius himself that both friends and kinsmen had been brought to a better mind.
"He called them in, and lodged them." Good, that first he gives the men friendly treatment, after the fatigue of their journey, and makes them at home with him; "and on the morrow," sets out with them. And certain accompany him: this too as Providence ordered it, that they should be witnesses afterwards when Peter would need to justify himself.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"To call you into his house." Not out of a feeling of contempt, they say, did he send, but because he was so commanded. Therefore, do not disregard it: it is good that Peter first treats these men in a friendly manner, since they were …
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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This was one way in which the primitive Christians very much showed their respect to their ministers: they accompanied them in their journeys, to keep them in countenance, to be their guard, and, as there was occasion, to minister to them; with a further prospect not only of doing them service, but of being edified by their converse.
): He called them in, and lodged them. He did not bid them go and refresh and repose themselves in an inn at their own charge, but was himself at the charge of entertaining them in his own quarters. What was getting ready for him (
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Then called he them in,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
while Peter doubted . . . what this should mean, behold, the three men . . . stood before the gate . . . and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for his Gentile visitors, as of Cornelius for him--are devoutly to be noted.
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A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
called them in and lodged them--thus partially anticipating this fellowship with Gentiles. Peter went . . . with them, and certain brethren--six in number (Ac 11:12). from Joppa--as witnesses of a transaction which Peter was prepared to believe pregnant with great consequences.
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Then called he them in, etc. - They had already walked a long journey in a short time, and needed refreshment; and it was thought expedient they should rest that night with Simon the tanner. Certain brethren from Joppa - They were six in number, as we learn from Act 11:12. It was necessary that there should be several witnesses of the important transactions which were about to take place; as on no slight evidence would even the converted Jews believe that repentance unto life, and the Holy Spirit, should be granted to the Gentiles.
The words behind it
20 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἰσκαλεσάμενος | eiskalesamenos | Having called in | G1528 → | |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → | 497 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐξένισεν. | exenisen | he lodged [them]. | G3579 → | 10 times |
| τῇ | tea | On the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἐπαύριον | epaurion | next day | G1887 → | 17 times |
| ἀναστὰς | anastas | having risen up | G450 → | 107 times |
| ἐξῆλθεν | exelthen | he went forth | G1831 → | 216 times |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → | 128 times |
| αὐτοῖς, | autois | them, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καί | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τινες | tines | some | G5100 → | 528 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀδελφῶν | adelphon | brothers | G80 → | 343 times |
| τῶν | ton | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| Ἰόππης | ioppes | Joppa | G2445 → | 10 times |
| συνῆλθον | sunelthon | went with | G4905 → | 30 times |
| αὐτῷ. | auto | him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
εἰσκαλεσάμενοςHaving called in
eiskalesamenosG1528 →
οὖνtherefore
ounG3767 →497 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
ἐξένισεν.he lodged [them].
exenisenG3579 →10 times
τῇOn the
teaG3588 →19766 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
ἐπαύριονnext day
epaurionG1887 →17 times
ἀναστὰςhaving risen up
anastasG450 →107 times
ἐξῆλθενhe went forth
exelthenG1831 →216 times
σὺνwith
sunG4862 →128 times
αὐτοῖς,them,
autoisG846 →5565 times
καίand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τινεςsome
tinesG5100 →528 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀδελφῶνbrothers
adelphonG80 →343 times
τῶνthose
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
ἸόππηςJoppa
ioppesG2445 →10 times
συνῆλθονwent with
sunelthonG4905 →30 times
αὐτῷ.him.
autoG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 18:1
Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- 1 Peter 4:9
Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
- Matthew 25:43
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
- Matthew 25:35
Through
1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Hebrews 13:2
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 23; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 22; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.