Acts 10:17

Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

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WEBBE

Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made enquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

BSB

While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.

KJV

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,

ASV

Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

BBE

Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

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ὡς hōs While G5613 δὲ de then G1161 ἐν en in G1722 ἑαυτῷ he'autō himself G1438 διηπόρει diēporei was perplexed G1280 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Πέτρος Petros Peter G4074 τί ti what G5101 ἂν an maybe G302 εἴη eiē would be G1510 τὸ to the G3588 ὅραμα horama vision G3705 ὃ ho that G3739 εἶδεν eiden he had seen G1492 καὶ kai and G2532 ἰδοὺ idou behold G2400 οἱ hoi the G3588 ἄνδρες andres men G435 οἱ hoi who G3588 ἀπεσταλμένοι apestalmenoi sent G649 ὑπὸ hupo from G5259 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 Κορνηλίου Kornēliou Cornelius G2883 διερωτήσαντες dierōtēsantes having inquired for G1331 τὴν tēn the G3588 οἰκίαν oikian house G3614 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 Σίμωνος Simōnos of Simon G4613 ἐπέστησαν epestēsan stood G2186 ἐπὶ epi at G1909 τὸν ton the G3588 πυλῶνα pulōna gate G4440

The early church

And for all this, he knew not what it meant. "Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, and called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there." But while Peter, it says, "doubted in himself," the men come at the right moment to solve his doubt: just as the Lord suffered Joseph first to be perturbed in mind, and then sends the Angel: for the soul with ease accepts the solution, when it has first been in perplexity.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us; and we know the meaning of what he has taught us, when we find what occasion we have to make use of it.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.