“ And there came a voice to him,Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. ”
Acts 10:9 . the housetop to pray: cf. 2 Kings 23:12 ; Jeremiah 19:13 ; Daniel 6:10 . sixth hour: an hour of prayer ( cf. Acts 2:15 ). No food was ordinarily eaten by the Jews before midd...
Rise . Greek. aniatemi. App-178. kill . slay. Greek. thuo, to slay, or to sacrifice.
13. A voice from heaven. The voice came from heaven as did the sheet, that Peter might know that both came from God; neither had the sight done him any good, unless God had with this voice m...
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. Rise, Peter, kill and eat - Θυσον και φαγε, Sacrifice and eat. Though this verb is sometimes used to signify the slaying of animals for food...
Rise, Peter; kill, and eat— This appears a general intimation that the Jewish Christians were by the gospel absolved from the ceremonial law, in which the distinction between clean and unclean meat...
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Peter and the Gentiles 1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the f...
Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. — In the symbolism of the vision the natural promptings of appetite were confirmed by the divine voice. That which resisted both was the scruple of a hesitating conscien...
Chapter 6 THE PETRINE VISION AT JOPPA. Acts 10:9-15 THERE are two central figures in the conversion of Cornelius. The one is the centurion himself, the other is St. Peter, the selected and pre...
Guidance for Men Who Pray Acts 10:1-16 At this point the Church took a new departure, and the gospel broke over the walls of Jewish exclusiveness and was preached for the first time to pure-blo...
The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This...
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, (2) A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people...
And there came a voice to him ,.... Formed by an angel, or rather by Christ himself: rise, Peter, kill and eat ; he might be on his knees when he fell into this trance, being at prayer, and theref...
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. Ver. 13. Kill and eat ] Peter was hereby taught not to kill and slay in battle, as many of his warlike pretended successors have done, b...
And saw heaven opened While he lay in a trance, the heaven appeared to be opened above him, to signify the opening of a mystery that had been hid. And a certain vessel Or utensil; (for the word σ...
Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome, genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward th...
Peter's Vision. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pra...
Of that thou seest, without any exception, whether they be clean, or (formerly) unclean creatures. The moral of which command is, that he might now converse with Jews and Gentiles indifferently, and...
‘And there came a voice to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” ' Then a voice spoke to him, saying, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” Peter must have wondered what was happening, and even been appalled. Ho...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 10:1 . There was. —Omitted in best MSS. Centurion .—ἑκατοντάρχης ( Acts 27:1 ) = ἑκατοντάρχος ( Acts 21:32 ; compare Luke 7:2-6 ; Luke 23:47 ). Italian band , or cohor...
Acts 10:1 . Cornelius, a centurion. The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or convert...
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion. Peter’s vision The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that...
EXPOSITION Acts 10:1 Now there was (two last words in italics) for there was (in roman), A.V. and T.R.; Cornelius by name for called Cornelius, A.V. A glance at the map will show th...
The vision of Peter:
Acts 10:10 ; Jeremiah 35:2-5 ; John 4:31-34
The Story of Cornelius Acts 10:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before the Lord Jesus went up into Heaven, He gave command to the Apostles to disciple all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In view of th...