νηστεύων καὶ omitted with אABC. Unrepresented in Vulg.

ὥραν omitted with אABCD.

30. ἀπὸ τετάρτης ἡμέρας, four days ago. The notion of the phrase is ‘from the fourth day,’ i.e. which will be the ‘fourth if we reckon backwards.

μέχρι ταύτης τῆς ὥρας ἤμην τὴν ἐνάτην προσευχόμενος, until this hour I was observing the ninth hour of prayer. These words shew us that the time of Peter’s arrival at Cæsarea was after the ninth hour of the day. The prayer-service to which Cornelius refers had begun and been continued for a time before the appearance of the angel.

ἀνὴρ … ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, a man … in bright clothing. See Acts 1:10 note and above on Acts 10:3 of this chapter.

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