Acts 10:27

As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

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WEBBE

As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

BSB

As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.

KJV

And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

ASV

And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:

BBE

And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

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καὶ kai And G2532 συνομιλῶν sunomilōn talking G4926 αὐτῷ autō with him G846 εἰσῆλθεν eisēlthen he entered G1525 καὶ kai and G2532 εὑρίσκει heuriskei he finds G2147 συνεληλυθότας sunelēluthotas having gathered together G4905 πολλούς pollous many G4183

The early church

"And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean." Observe, he straightway speaks of the mercy of God, and points out to them that it is a great grace that God has shown them. Observe also how while he utters great things, at the same time he speaks modestly. For he does not say, We, being men who do not deign to keep company with any such, have come to you: but what says he? "Ye know" - God commanded this - "that it is against law to keep company with, or come unto, one of another nation." Then he goes on to say, "And to me God has shown" - this he says, that none may account the thanks due to him - "that I should call no man" - that it may not look like obsequiousness to him, "no human being," says he - "common or unclean." Do you mark Peter's freedom from all vainglory? But, that he is sent of God, this indeed he mentions; of the manner in which he was sent, he speaks not at present; when the need has arisen, seeing he had said, "Ye know that it is unlawful for a man that is a Jew to keep company with, or to come unto, one of another nation," he simply adds, "but to me God hath shown," etc. There is nothing of vainglory here. "All ye," he says, "know." He makes their knowledge stand surety for him.
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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