Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Acts 10:6
he lodgeth with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside; he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
he lodgeth with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside; he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
ACTS 10:6 At the close of the verse several minuscules (321 322 436 453 466 467) add from Acts 11:14 the words o]j lalh,sei r`h,mata pro,j se( evn oi-j swqh,sh| su. kai. pa/j o` oi=ko,j sou. A simila...
Verse Acts 10:6. _SIMON A TANNER_] Acts 9:43, Acts 9:43. _WHAT THOU OUGHTEST TO DO._] From this it appears that matters of great moment had occupied the mind of Cornelius. He was not satisf
HE LODGETH - He remains as a guest at his house. See Acts 9:43. BY THE SEA-SIDE - Joppa was a seaport on the Mediterranean. Tanneries are erected on the margin of streams or of any body of water to c...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Cornelius of Caesarea and his Preparation (Acts 10:1)._ 2. The Trance-vision of Peter (Acts 10:9). 3. Peter with Cornelius at Caesarea (Acts 10:17). 4. Peter Preaching to the Gentil...
ACTS 10. THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS. This incident is parallel to the conversion of the Ethiopian by Philip; both show the extension of the Gospel beyond the Jews, and prepare for the story of the Pa...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
There was a man in Caesarea called Cornelius. He was a centurion in the battalion called the Italian battalion. He was a devout man and a God-fearer with all his household. He did many an act of chari...
HE. This one. LODGETH. Greek. pass, of _xenizo,_ to receive as. guest. ONE. Greek. _tis._ App-123. TANNER. See Acts 9:43. BY THE SEA SIDE. by the side of the sea. he shall, &c. The texts omit this...
_he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do_ These words are not in the oldest MSS. In Peter's own account of the visit to Cornelius (Acts 11:14) we have "who shall tell thee words whereby thou and a...
Acts 10:1. Cornelius is divinely warned to send for Peter St Luke now brings to our notice the circumstances which attended the first preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles. The Apostles, though inf...
οὖτος λαλήσει σοι τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν omitted with אABCELP. The _Vulg_. represents these words. 6. The words omitted from the text in this verse (see notes on readings) are an adaptation of Acts 11:14, w...
Acts 10:1-8. CORNELIUS IS DIVINELY WARNED TO SEND FOR PETER...
_CORNELIUS, A GOOD MORAL MAN ACTS 10:1-8:_ In Acts chapter ten we meet a man named Cornelius, who was a captain of a group of soldiers called "The Italian Band." He lived in Caesarea. Cornelius was Ro...
ΞΕΝΊΖΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. от_ ΞΕΝΊΖΩ (G3579) принимать как гостя, принимать как странника, ώ _dat. sing. от_ ΌΣ (G3739) rel. _pron., dat._ обладания, "дом которого находится у моря". Об адресах и у...
IN CAESAREA, Acts 10:1-48. a. Cornelius and his vision. Acts 10:1-8. Acts 10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,...
See notes on verse 3...
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. HE LODGETH WITH ONE SIMON A TANNER, WHOSE HOUSE IS BY THE SEA-SIDE (SEE THE NOTES AT...
There were two classes of proselytes: the proselytes of righteousness and the proselytes of the gate. The former, by circumcision and conformation to the Jewish ritual, became incorporated into the Je...
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 first...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 CORNELIUS THE SOLDIER, 10:1-8 V1 There was a man called Cornelius in Caesarea. He was a captain in the *Roman army. He was the captain of a...
CALL FOR ONE SIMON, WHOSE SURNAME IS PETER. — The circumstances of the communication present, it is obvious, a striking parallelism with those attendant on the revelation to Ananias in Acts 9:10. To t...
ξενίζεται, see Acts 10:33. παρὰ θάλασσαν : perhaps to secure water for the purpose of his trade, perhaps because it seems that a tanner was not allowed to carry on his business unless outside the wall...
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-blooded G...
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 m...
A God Fearing Gentile Is Directed to Seek the Truth The city of Caesarea, according to Ash, was "an important seaport and the center of the Roman government and militia for the area. Both Greeks and J...
SANCTIFICATION OF CORNELIUS 1-48. Cornelius was a noted Roman officer living at Caesarea, the seat of the imperial government in Judea. The Holy Ghost pronounces him _Eusebees_, _i. e_., godly, and ce...
When I was in Joppa, I visited the house of Simon the tanner by the seaside, ascended to the roof, and there prayed where Peter was praying when he saw the vision and heard the voice of the Spirit com...
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,...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
The undiminished power of Peter, his apostolic authority, in the midst of which the entrance of Cornelius into the spiritual house of God takes place, in connection with Peter's ministry, and that, af...
HE LODGETH WITH ONE SIMON A TANNER, c] Simon the tanner was his host this man very probably was a good man, and one that lodged strangers; of his trade, Acts 9:43 WHOSE HOUSE IS BY THE SEA SIDE; Jopp...
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. Ver. 6. _With one Simon a tanner_] God knoweth all his by name, and condition of life....
_He saw_ At a time, it seems, when engaged in secret devotion; _in a vision_ Not in a trance, like Peter; _evidently_ Φανερως, manifestly and plainly, so as to leave him, though not accustomed to thin...
WHAT THOU OUGHTEST TO DO; Cornelius had true faith in God according to the present measure of his light, and his prayers were answered in the reception of fuller light. Matthew 13:12....
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 the...
NOW SEND MEN TO JOPPA, AND SEND FOR SIMON WHOSE SURNAME IS PETER. 6 He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do. " 1. Cornelius is instructed to...
"he lodgeth with one Simon. tanner, whose house is by the seaside" "The process of tanning hides requires. considerable amount of water to convey away the filth produced in the operation of dressing t...
1-8 Hitherto none had been baptized into the Christian church but Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the ceremonial law; but now the Gentiles were to be called...
These particulars, when found true by Cornelius, did very much advantage him towards his believing what Peter in the name of the Lord did tell him....
Acts 10:6 He G3778 lodging G3579 (G5743) with G3844 Simon G5100 G4613 tanner G1038 whose G3739 house...
‘And he, fastening his eyes on him, and being afraid, said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your charitable giving have gone up for a memorial before God. And now send men to...
Acts 10:6. WITH ONE SIMON A TANNER. This, again, is part of the minute exactitude conspicuous throughout the narrative. Even this is repeated by Cornelius (Acts 10:32) when he relates his experience t...
LODGETH (ξενιζετα). Present passive indicative of ξενιζω old verb from ξενος, a stranger as a guest. So to entertain a guest as here or to surprise by strange acts (Acts 17:20; 1 Peter 4:4).WHOSE...
CONTENTS: Peter opens the gospel door to the Gentiles. Cornelius sends for Peter and Peter goes to Caesarea. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in Cornelius' house. Holy Spirit comes upon Gentile believers....
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 converted...
IN THE HOME OF A LEATHERWORKER NAMED SIMON. Sanitary laws required leatherworkers to live outside the cities, and to be near plenty of water. Note that Cornelius will learn God's will through a human...
_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 of t...
SEASIDE LODGINGS He lodgeth... by the seaside. Acts 10:6. The summer holidays have come round once more, and very soon we shall be packing our boxes, and brown-papering our windows, and setting off...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
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 that Caesare...
In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju...
Acts 11:13; Acts 11:14; Acts 9:43; Acts 9:6; Ephesians 4:8;...
A tanner. Showing that the strictness of the Jewish law was losing its hold on Peter; since the tanner's occupation was regarded as unclean by strict Jews, and the tanners were commanded to dwell apar...
THE STORY OF CORNELIUS Acts 10:1 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 the far-flu...