Acts 10:32
in Acts 10Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSend therefore to Joppa,.... See Gill on Act 10:5, Act 10:6. who when he cometh shall speak unto thee, is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in the Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, but agrees with Act 10:6.
This site's exposition
Four days ago I was fasting until this hour
on Acts 10:30-33
Cornelius repeats the angel's words almost exactly as Luke first reported them, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God, the doubled telling underlining how carefully Luke wants the reader to trust this account. Four days ago I was fasting until this hour anchors the vision in specific time, matching the ninth hour of Peter's own trance days before, the two men's experiences running on a shared timetable neither could have arranged. Cornelius's closing words, now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God, is as complete a statement of readiness to receive the gospel as any preacher could ask for from a congregation.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
He is staying in the house of Simon the tanner by the sea. Immediately therefore I sent to you, and you have done well by coming. It follows in Greek: When he arrives, he will speak to you.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πέμψον | pempson | do send | G3992 → | 79 times |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → | 497 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| Ἰόππην | ioppen | Joppa | G2445 → | 10 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μετακάλεσαι | metakalesai | do yourself call for | G3333 → | 4 times |
| Σίμωνα | simona | Simon | G4613 → | 75 times |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐπικαλεῖται | epikaleitai | is called | G1941 → | 30 times |
| Πέτρος· | petros | Peter; | G4074 → | 155 times |
| οὗτος | houtos | He | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| ξενίζεται | xenizetai | lodges | G3579 → | 10 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| οἰκίᾳ | oikia | [the] house | G3614 → | 93 times |
| Σίμωνος | simonos | of Simon | G4613 → | 75 times |
| βυρσέως | burseos | a tanner | G1038 → | 3 times |
| παρὰ | para | by | G3844 → | 192 times |
| θάλασσαν | thalassan | [the] sea | G2281 → | 90 times |
πέμψονdo send
pempsonG3992 →79 times
οὖνtherefore
ounG3767 →497 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
ἸόππηνJoppa
ioppenG2445 →10 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μετακάλεσαιdo yourself call for
metakalesaiG3333 →4 times
ΣίμωναSimon
simonaG4613 →75 times
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
ἐπικαλεῖταιis called
epikaleitaiG1941 →30 times
Πέτρος·Peter;
petrosG4074 →155 times
οὗτοςHe
houtosG3778 →1381 times
ξενίζεταιlodges
xenizetaiG3579 →10 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
οἰκίᾳ[the] house
oikiaG3614 →93 times
Σίμωνοςof Simon
simonosG4613 →75 times
βυρσέωςa tanner
burseosG1038 →3 times
παρὰby
paraG3844 →192 times
θάλασσαν[the] sea
thalassanG2281 →90 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Retractions on Acts; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.