Acts 10:23

ἀναστὰς for ὁ Πέτρος with אABD. Vulg. ‘surgens.’

23. εἰσκαλεσάμενος οὖν αὐτοὺς ἐξένισεν, then he called them in and lodged them. This was the first step towards laying aside the scruples to which the Jews were so much attached.

τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον�, and on the morrow he arose and went forth with them. They would start in the early part of the day to get through as much of their way as they could on the first day.

καί τινες τῶν�.τ.λ., and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. In Acts 11:12 we are told that there were six of them, and in Acts 10:45 of this chapter they are called οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοί. So these men were Jewish Christians, and Peter took them for his companions that he might, if need were, afterwards appeal to them for testimony of what had been done, and to explain why he had acted as he did. No doubt they were informed by him of the message which the servants of Cornelius had brought, and the good repute of this devout man would weigh with them and make them ready to go.