Acts 10:8
in Acts 10He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
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ASV
and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
KJV
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseSee the humility of his spirit. For he did not say, "Call Peter to me"; for he would not summon him in the name of rank. Therefore he recounted everything so as even to persuade: so modest was the man. Yet nothing of greatness could …
This site's exposition
he called two of his household servants
on Acts 10:7-8
Cornelius calls two household servants and a devout soldier who waited on him continually, choosing men from his own household rather than strangers, and declares all these things to them before sending them to Joppa. A devout soldier under a devout centurion suggests Cornelius's own faith had already shaped the men under his command, a household reached before Peter's gospel ever arrives to explain what they had been shown. The obedience is immediate, the same unhesitating response that will mark Peter's own side of the story within the same chapter.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And 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; and when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa." Do you see, that it is not without purpose that the writer says this? It shows that those also "who waited on him continually" were such as he. "And when he had declared the whole matter unto them": observe the unassuming character of the man: for he does not say, Call Peter to me: but, in order also to induce him to come, he declared the whole matter: this was so ordered by Providence; for he did not choose to use the authority of his rank to fetch Peter to him; therefore "he declared the matter;" such was the moderation of the man: and yet no great notion was to be formed of one lodging with a tanner.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"Having told them everything, he sent them to Joppa." Notice the absence of arrogance. He did not say "summon Peter to me," but told them everything, so as to thereby motivate him to come to him, because he considered it improper to summon him by …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Christ had given plain intimations of it when he ordered them to teach all nations; and yet even Peter himself, who knew so much of his Master's mind, could not understand it, till it was here revealed by vision, that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, Eph. iii. The circumstances of this vision. It was when the messengers sent from Cornelius were now nigh the city,
And when he had declared all these things unto them,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He sent them to Joppa - It has been properly remarked, that from Joppa, Jonah was sent to preach to the Gentiles of Nineveh; and from the same place Peter was sent to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles at Caesarea.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And when ... - “It has been remarked that from Joppa, Jonah was sent to preach to the Gentiles at Nineveh, and that from the same place Peter was sent to preach to the Gentiles at Caesarea” (Clarke).
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐξηγησάμενος | exegesamenos | having related | G1834 → | 6 times |
| ἅπαντα | hapanta | all things | G537 → | 33 times |
| αὐτοῖς, | autois | to them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἀπέστειλεν | apesteilen | he sent | G649 → | 132 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰόππην.¶ | ioppen | Joppa. | G2445 → | 10 times |
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐξηγησάμενοςhaving related
exegesamenosG1834 →6 times
ἅπανταall things
hapantaG537 →33 times
αὐτοῖς,to them
autoisG846 →5565 times
ἀπέστειλενhe sent
apesteilenG649 →132 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
Ἰόππην.¶Joppa.
ioppenG2445 →10 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
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Psalms 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Colossians 3:23
Through
Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
it leads to
- Titus 2:7
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- Titus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…
- Titus 2:7
Through
Acts 26:19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
it leads to
- Isaiah 50:5
The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- Isaiah 50:5
Where this verse is studied
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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 22; 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.