Acts 10:9

Translations

Modern

The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

Traditional

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

Literal

Now on the next day, in their journeying and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

Latin

Postera autem die, iter illis facientibus, et appropinquantibus civitati, ascendit Petrus in superiora ut oraret circa horam sextam.

Original

Greek

English

The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

Notes

Acts 10:9–16

God gave Peter the same vision three times to confirm it was true (see Genesis 41:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1).

Theme notes and profiles

Philip Simon Peter Clean, Unclean, and Holy God’s Covenant Love Righteousness by Faith Visions

Events

Peter meets Corneliusc. AD 38

Related verses

Zephaniah 1:5
…those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
Psalm 55:17
Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Jeremiah 32:29
And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
1 Samuel 9:25
And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
Acts 11:5–14
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
Acts 6:4
…and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Matthew 24:17
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Matthew 20:5
So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Mark 1:35
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
Matthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

Parallels

Leviticus 11:1–47 Deuteronomy 14:1–21

People

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Battlement Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Caesarea Centurion Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Cornelius Dietary Laws Homes and Dwellings Jerusalem Council Jesus Christ Joppa Judaizers Nations Peter, the Apostle Simon Tanned, Tanner, Tanning

Topics

Catholicity: Inculcated House: Architecture of Prayer On House: Architecture of Used As Place to Sleep Houses: The Flat Roofs of Used for Devotion Joppa: Peter Has a Vision of a Sheet Lowered Down from the Sky, At Missions: General Scriptures Concerning Peter: Has a Vision of a Sheet Containing Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals Prayer: Peter Prayerfulness: General Scriptures Concerning Private Prayer: Peter Vision of Peter of the Sheet Which Was Lowered from the Sky Visions: To Peter

Acts 10:9

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