Acts 10:23

So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

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WEBBE

So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

BSB

So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

KJV

Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

ASV

So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

BBE

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

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εἰσκαλεσάμενος eiskalesamenos Having called in G1528 οὖν oun therefore G3767 αὐτοὺς autous them G846 ἐξένισεν exenisen he lodged [them] G3579 τῇ tēa On the G3588 δὲ de now G1161 ἐπαύριον epaurion next day G1887 ἀναστὰς anastas having risen up G450 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Πέτρος Petros Peter G4074 ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen he went forth G1831 σὺν sun with G4862 αὐτοῖς autois them G846 καί kai and G2532 τινες tines some G5100 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἀδελφῶν adelphōn brothers G80 τῶν tōn those G3588 ἀπὸ apo from G575 τὴς tēs (the) G3588 Ἰόππης Ioppēs Joppa G2445 συνῆλθον sunēlthon went with G4905 αὐτῷ autō him G846

The early church

"He called them in, and lodged them." Good, that first he gives the men friendly treatment, after the fatigue of their journey, and makes them at home with him; "and on the morrow," sets out with them. And certain accompany him: this too as Providence ordered it, that they should be witnesses afterwards when Peter would need to justify himself. "And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends." This is the part of a friend, this the part of a devout man, that where such blessings are concerned, he takes care that his near friends shall be made partakers of all. Of course his "near" friends, those in whom he had ever full confidence; fearing, with such an interest at stake, to entrust the matter to others. In my opinion, it was by Cornelius himself that both friends and kinsmen had been brought to a better mind.

John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

"Then called he them in," that they may suffer no harm, "and lodged them": thenceforth he without scruple takes his meals with them. "And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Caesarea accompanied him."

John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

"He called them in, and lodged them." Good, that first he gives the men friendly treatment, after the fatigue of their journey, and makes them at home with him; "and on the morrow," sets out with them. And certain accompany him: this too as Providence ordered it, that they should be witnesses afterwards when Peter would need to justify himself.

John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 19–33

When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in religious exercises. Cornelius declared the direction God gave him to send for Peter. We are right in our aims in attending a gospel ministry, when we do it with regard to the Divine appointment requiring us to make use of that ordinance. How seldom ministers are called to speak to such companies, however small, in which it may be said that they are all present in the sight of God, to hear all things that are commanded of God! But these were ready to hear what Peter was commanded of God to say.

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Cross-references

People & places

Simon Joppa

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Hospitality

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