ACTS 10:12 tetra,poda kai. e`rpeta. th/j gh/j {B} Copyists recollecting the similar but fuller account in Acts 11:6 produced a variety of expanded readings; thus, the usual expression $kai.% ta. qhri...
Verse Acts 10:12. _ALL MANNER OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS_, c.] Every species of _quadrupeds_, whether _wild_ or _domestic_ all _reptiles_, and all _fowls_. Consequently, both the _clean_ and _unclean_ wer...
WHEREIN ... - This particular vision was suggested by Peter’s hunger, Acts 10:10. It was designed, however, to teach him an important lesson in regard to the introduction of all nations to the gospel....
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 10:9. THE HOUSETOP TO PRAY: _ cf._ 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Daniel 6:10. SIXTH HOUR: an hour of prayer (cf....
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
On the next day, when they were on the way and when they were getting near the city, about midday Peter went up to the housetop to pray. He became hungry and he wanted something to eat. When they were...
WHEREIN. In which. were. Greek. _huparcho._ See note on Luke 9:48. ALL MANNER OF. all. FOURFOOTED BEASTS. Greek. _tetrapous._ Hebrews 11:6; Romans 1:23. AND WILD BEASTS. The texts omit....
_wherein were_ i.e. appeared to be in the vision. _all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts_ The oldest MSS. omit the last six words. They have been inserted here that the text mi...
καὶ τὰ θηρία omitted with אABC. Unrepresented in _Vulg_. 12. ἘΝ Ὧ ὙΠΗ͂ΡΧΕΝ, _in which were_, i.e. as it seemed in the vision. ΠΆΝΤΑ ΤᾺ ΤΕΤΡΆΠΟΔΑ Κ.Τ.Λ., _all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping...
PETER IS PREPARED BY A VISION FOR THE COMING OF CORNELIUS’ MESSENGERS...
_PETER'S VISION WHILE ON THE HOUSETOP ACTS 10:9-18:_ Peter was prejudiced against Gentile and his Jewish prejudice had to be broken. While on a housetop praying Peter saw a vision of something like a...
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 9...
Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. WHEREIN WERE ALL MANNER OF FOUR FOOTED BEASTS [ panta (G3956) ta (G3588) tetra...
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...
ALL MANNER OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS... — The classification seems to imply the sheep, the oxen, or the swine that were used as food by the Gentiles, as coming under this head, the deer and goats, and con...
CHAPTER 6 THE PETRINE VISION AT JOPPA. Acts 10:9 THERE are two central figures in the conversion of Cornelius. The one is the centurion himself, the other is St. Peter, the selected and predestined...
τετράποδα κ. τ. λ.: fish are not mentioned, perhaps because the vessel was not represented as containing water (so Blass, Weiss, Wendt), although fish also were divided into clean and unclean, Levitic...
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...
Peter's Vision On the next day at noon, while the emissaries were on their way, Peter went to the top of Simon's house to pray. He became very hungry while preparations for the noon meal were being ma...
Wherein were (h) all manner of (i) fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and (k) creeping things, and fowls of the air. (h) Here is this word "all" which is general, plainly used for somet...
_“In which were all quadrupeds, creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air.”_ This vision forever sweeps away all the restrictions of the Levitical law and the rigid fortifications of exclusiv...
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...
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...
12.If any man ask how he could see a great multitude of living creatures at once, the question is easily answered. For Luke saith, _All manner, _because there were there divers kinds mixed one with an...
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...
WHEREIN WERE ALL MANNER OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS OF THE EARTH,.... Not as if they were painted upon it, and these were only pictures and representations of them made on the linen sheet; but as if they re...
Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. Ver. 12. _Were all manner of fourfooted_] Gr. παντα. All, that is, some of all s...
_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 σκ...
ALL MANNER OF FOUR - FOOTED BEASTS-AND FOWLS OF THE AIR; clean and unclean alike....
The vision of Peter:...
WHEREIN WERE ALL MANNER OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS OF THE EARTH, AND WILD BEASTS, AND CREEPING THINGS, AND FOWLS OF THE AIR....
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...
IN IT WERE ALL KINDS OF FOUR-FOOTED ANIMALS OF THE EARTH, WILD BEASTS, CREEPING THINGS, AND BIRDS OF THE AIR. 1. All kinds of animals are in this sheet. 1. Wild animals - all kinds of savage, feroci...
9-18 The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to...
As well unclean beasts, such as were forbidden by the law, as clean, such as by the law might be eaten....
Acts 10:12 it G1722 G3739 were G5225 (G5707) kinds G3956 animals G5074 earth G1093 G2532 beasts...
‘And he became hungry, and desired to eat. But while they made ready, he fell into a trance, and he sees the heaven opened, and a certain container descending, as it were like a great sheet, let down...
Acts 10:12. ALL MANNER OF BEASTS. It is useless to speculate on the way in which the impression of the appearance of ‘all' animals was conveyed. Calvin, quoted by Gloag, says very justly: ‘We must not...
WERE (υπηρχεν). Imperfect of υπαρχω in sense of ην, to exist, be. Fish are not mentioned, perhaps because the sheet had no water, though they were clean and unclean also (Leviticus 11:9; Deuteronom...
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...
HE SAW HEAVEN OPENED. The meaning of this vision is clear. Peter is hungry. He sees a sheet lowered down, containing all kinds of animals, reptiles, and wild birds. Many of these are ritually "unclean...
_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...
_On the morrow … Peter went up upon the housetop to pray._ RETIREMENT NECESSARY FOR PRAYER Have you noticed that if all day long there is not a knock at the door, there will be one if you retire to p...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:12 ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS AND REPTILES AND BIRDS. Both clean and unclean animals. Jewish law forbade eating unclean animals (see Leviticus 11:2)....
_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...
1 Corinthians 6:9; Genesis 7:8; Genesis 7:9; Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 65:25
All manner of four - footed beasts [π α ν τ α τ α τ ε τ ρ α π ο δ α]. Lit., all the four - footed beasts. Without exception, clean and unclean. Not, of very many kinds. Wild beasts. The best texts om...
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...