doubted. was perplexed. Greek. diaporeo. See note on Luke 9:7.
mean. be.
behold. Greek. idou. App-133.
had made enquiry... and. having inquired carefully. Greek. dierotao. Compound of dia App-104 and erotao App-134. Only here.
before. at.
ACTS 10:17 ivdou, The Textus Receptus, following C D E L P and most minuscules, reads kai. ivdou,. A majority of the Committee, impressed by the weight of î45, 74 a A B 81 181 242 255 429 _al,_ prefe...
Verse Acts 10:17. _WHILE PETER DOUBTED - THE MEN - STOOD BEFORE THE GATE_] In all this we find an admirable display of the economy of Providence. Cornelius prays, and has a vision which prepares him...
DOUBTED IN HIMSELF - Doubted in his own mind. He was perplexed, and did not know how to understand it. BEHOLD, THE MEN ... - We see here an admirable arrangement of the events of Providence to fit eac...
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....
When Peter was at a loss in his own mind to know what this vision could mean, look you, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked their way to Simon's house and stood at the door. They spoke an...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
Arrival of the Messengers from Cornelius: Peter goes with them to Cæsarea 17. _Now while Peter doubted_( WAS MUCH PERPLEXED) _in himself_ The original verb implies "to be thoroughly at a loss, and not...
καὶ before ἸΔΟῪ omitted with אAB. Unrepresented in _Vulg_. 17. ὩΣ ΔῈ ἘΝ ἙΑΥΤΩ͂Ι ΔΙΗΠΌΡΕΙ, _now while he was much perplexed in himself_. διαπορέω implies ‘to be thoroughly at a loss, and not to know wh...
ARRIVAL OF THE MESSENGERS FROM CORNELIUS. PETER GOES WITH THEM TO CÆSAREA...
_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...
ΔΙΗΠΌΡΕΙ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΑΠΟΡΈΩ (G1280) быть в затруднении. Изначальное значение, усиленное предложным сочетанием, гласит: "быть в полном замешательстве, не зная, каким путем пойти" (RWP). ΕΪΗ...
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,...
17-20. Restored now to his natural state of mind, Peter remains upon the housetop, reflecting upon the vision, and wondering if there was not some meaning in it besides that in reference to unclean an...
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 inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, NOW,...
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...
WHILE PETER DOUBTED IN HIMSELF.... — A doubt might well arise whether the teaching of the vision went beyond its immediate scope. The Apostle might have admitted that it abrogated the old distinction...
διηπόρει : “was much perplexed,” R.V., _cf._ Acts 2:12; Acts 5:24; see Page's note, _Acts_, p. 145. τί ἂν εἴη : on the optative in indirect questions used by St. Luke only, with or without ἂν, see Sim...
JEW AND GENTILE MEET Acts 10:17-33 It should be carefully noted that the mental impression which was produced by Peter's vision was corroborated by the fact of the knocking and inquiring group at Pet...
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...
Meanwhile Peter, wrapped in heavenly bewilderment, is contemplating the astounding vision and electrified by Jehovah's voice. Cornelius's messengers having arrived, and hunted around through the city...
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...
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 inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, (18) An...
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...
17.Peter was taught not only by the vision, but also by the Word of God; and yet in seeing he saw not, until the Spirit is unto him an interpreter; a most excellent mirror of our slackness. Although w...
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...
NOW WHILE PETER DOUBTED IN HIMSELF,.... For notwithstanding what he had heard and seen, he had not at once a full knowledge of this matter. Beza's most ancient copy reads, "as he was in himself, he do...
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, Ver. 1...
_Now while Peter doubted in himself_ He did not doubt, that it was a heavenly vision; all his doubt was concerning the meaning of it. Christ generally reveals his will to his people by degrees, and no...
The arrival of the messengers:...
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,...
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...
NOW WHILE PETER WONDERED WITHIN HIMSELF WHAT THIS VISION WHICH HE HAD SEEN MEANT, BEHOLD, THE MEN WHO HAD BEEN SENT FROM CORNELIUS HAD MADE INQUIRY FOR SIMON ' S HOUSE, AND STOOD BEFORE THE GATE. 1....
"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"W...
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...
DOUBTED IN HIMSELF; recollecting himself; for the vision had so affected him, that it had put him into a kind of ecstasy, out of which when he came to himself, BEHOLD, THE MEN; the two servants and th...
17-20. Restored now to his natural state of mind, Peter remains upon the housetop, reflecting upon the vision, and wondering if there was not some meaning in it besides that in reference to unclean an...
Acts 10:17 Now G1161 while G5613 Peter G4074 wondered G1280 (G5707) within G1722 himself G1438 what G5101 vision...
‘Now while Peter was much perplexed within 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 gat...
_Arrival and Reception of the Messengers at Joppa,_ 17-23. Acts 10:17. WHILE PETER DOUBTED IN HIMSELF. Again we should give close attention to the coincidence of _time._ It is manifestly intended that...
WAS MUCH PERPLEXED IN HIMSELF (εν εαυτω διηπορε). Imperfect active of διαπορεω, intensive compound (δια, thoroughly, and α privative and πορος, way), to be completely at a loss to know what road to...
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...
PETER WAS WONDERING. He is trying to understand the Lord's message to him. AND DO NOT HESITATE TO GO WITH THEM. Peter's "Jewish attitude" would have told him not to go (_compare_ Galatians 2:11-14). A...
_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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:17. ἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρει, DOUBTED IN HIMSELF, or _mas much perplexed in himself_ (as in Acts 2:12, Acts 10:24), seems to intimate that Peter’s trance was over and Peter himself...
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 Peter 1:11; Acts 10:19; Acts 10:7; Acts 2:12; Acts 25:20;...
Doubted [δ ι η π ο ρ ε ι]. See on Luke 9:7. In himself. On reflection, as compared with his ecstatic state. Had made inquiry [δ ι ε ρ ω τ η σ α ν τ ε ς]. "Having inquired out;" having asked their wa...
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...
While Peter doubted in himself, behold the men — Frequently the things which befall us within and from without at the same time, are a key to each other. The things which thus concur and agree togethe...
Here note, 1. How St. Peter sets himself to meditate upon what he had seen and heard from God: HE PONDERED WITH HIMSELF WHAT THIS VISION, WHICH HE HAD SEEN, SHOULD MEAN. Whatever passes from God to ma...