Acts 10:19
Other Translations of Acts 10:19
King James Version
19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
English Standard Version
19 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
The Message
19 Peter, lost in thought, didn't hear them, so the Spirit whispered to him, "Three men are knocking at the door looking for you.
New King James Version
19 While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you.
New Living Translation
19 Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, "Three men have come looking for you.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 10:19
Commentary on Acts 10:19-33
(Read Acts 10:19-33)
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.