Acts 10:9

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:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
On	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
morrow	ἐπαύριον epaurion	G1887	occurring on the succeeding day · adverb
as	ἐκείνων ekeinōn	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — genitive plural masculine
journey	ὁδοιπορούντων hodoiporountōn	G3596	to be a wayfarer · verb — present active participle, genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
nigh	ἐγγιζόντων, engizontōn	G1448	to make near · verb — present active participle, genitive plural masculine
city	πόλει polei	G4172	a town (properly · noun — dative singular feminine
Peter	Πέτρος Petros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
up	ἀνέβη anebē	G305	to go up (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
upon	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
housetop	δῶμα dōma	G1430	properly · noun — accusative singular neuter
pray	προσεύξασθαι proseuxasthai	G4336	to pray to God · verb — aorist middle deponent infinitive
about	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
sixth	ἕκτην. hektēn	G1623	sixth · adjective — accusative singular feminine
hour	ὥραν hōran	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
Psalms 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
1 Samuel 9:25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon w…
Jeremiah 32:29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they ha…
Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kne…
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father…
Matthew 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:9-18

Cornelius had received positive orders from heaven to send for Peter, whom otherwise he had not heard of, or at least not heeded; but here is another difficulty that lies in the way of bringing them together - the question is whether Peter will come to Cornelius when he is sent for; not as if he thought it below him to come at a beck, or as if he were afraid to preach his doctrine to a polite man as Cornelius was: but it sticks at a point of conscience. Cornelius is a very worthy man, and has many good qualities, but he is a Gentile, he is not circumcised; and, because God in his law had forbidden his people to associate with idolatrous nations, they would not keep company with any but those…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:9

upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement. the sixth hour--noon.

Adam Clarke on Acts 10:9

On the morrow, as they went on their journey - From Joppa to Caesarea was about twelve or fifteen leagues; the messengers could not have left the house of Cornelius till about two hours before sunset; therefore, they must have traveled a part of the night, in order to arrive at Joppa the next day, towards noon. - Calmet. Cornelius sent two of his household servants, by way of respect to Peter; probably the soldier was intended for their defense, as the roads in Judea were by no means safe. Peter went up upon the house-top to pray - It has often been remarked that the houses in Judea were builded with flat roofs, on which people walked, conversed, meditated, prayed, etc. The house-top was the…

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John Gill on Acts 10:9

On the morrow, as they went on their journey,.... From Caesarea to Joppa; Joppa is said to be six and thirty miles distant from Caesarea; so far Caesarea was from Lydda, but it seems to be further from Joppa; for according to Josephus (b), from Joppa to Antipatris were a hundred and fifty furlongs, which are almost nineteen miles, and from thence to Caesarea were twenty six miles; unless there was a nearer way by the sea shore, as there was a way by that from Caesarea to Joppa, of which the above author makes mention (c); wherefore they must either have set out the evening before, or early that morning, to get to Joppa by the sixth hour, or twelve o'clock at noon; as it seems they did, by wh…

The Church Fathers

Peter went up to the housetop. This signifies that the Church, leaving behind earthly desires, will have its conversation in the heavens.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

"And as they went on their journey, and drew nigh to the city": in order that Peter should not be in perplexity too long. "Peter went up upon the housetop," etc. Observe, that not even his hunger forced him to have recourse to the sheet.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 22

Peter, on the day on which he experienced the vision of Universal Community, (exhibited) in that small vessel, had ascended into the more lofty parts of the house, for prayer's sake "at the sixth hour." The same (apostle) was going into the temple, with John, at the ninth hour," when he restored the paralytic to his health.
— Tertullian, On Prayer

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Dictionary and topics

Clean — The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice of sacrifice.…
Cornelius — A centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a “devout man,” and like the centurion of Capernaum, believed in the God of Israel. His residence at Caesrea probably brought him into contact…
Hour — First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a “moment,” a “look.” It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matt.…
House — Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited cities (Gen. 47:3; Ex. 12:7; Heb. 11:9). From the earliest times the Assyrians and the Canaanites were…
Synagogue — (Gr. sunagoge, i.e., “an assembly”), found only once in the Authorized Version of Ps. 74:8, where the margin of Revised Version has “places of assembly,” which is probably correct; for while the…
Catholicity · INCUL — INCUL
House · .Prayer on — .Prayer on
Houses · The flat roofs of: Used for devotion — The flat roofs of: Used for devotion
Joppa · Peter has a vision of a sheet lowered down from the sky, at — Peter has a vision of a sheet lowered down from the sky, at
Missions · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Prayer, Private · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
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Acts 10:9

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:9

Adam Clarke on Acts 10:9

John Gill on Acts 10:9

The Church Fathers

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Acts 10:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:9

Adam Clarke on Acts 10:9

John Gill on Acts 10:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 10:7-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 10:9-16