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Geneva Bible

Acts 10:19

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Catholicity;   Holy Spirit;   Missions;   Thompson Chain Reference - Holy Spirit;   Leadership;   Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy Spirit, the Personality of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Centurion;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Acts, book of;   Holy spirit;   Peter;   Simon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Army;   Peter;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Joppa;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Church Government;   God;   Law;   Restoration;   Trance;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cornelius ;   Joppa ;   Trinity;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Caesarea;   Proselyte;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Acts of the apostles;   Peter;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Angel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Think;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Angels;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
While Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit told him, “Three men are here looking for you.
King James Version (1611)
While Peter thought on the vision, the spirit said vnto him, Behold, three men seeke thee.
King James Version
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
English Standard Version
And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
New American Standard Bible
While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
New Century Version
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Listen, three men are looking for you.
Amplified Bible
While Peter was thoughtfully considering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Now listen, three men are looking for you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
Legacy Standard Bible
And while Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
Berean Standard Bible
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit told him, "Three men are here looking for you.
Contemporary English Version
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, "Three men are here looking for you.
Complete Jewish Bible
While Kefa's mind was still on the vision, the Spirit said, "Three men are looking for you.
Darby Translation
But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;
Easy-to-Read Version
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Listen, three men are looking for you.
George Lamsa Translation
While Simon Peter meditated about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold three men seek you.
Good News Translation
Peter was still trying to understand what the vision meant, when the Spirit said, "Listen! Three men are here looking for you.
Lexham English Bible
And while Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, men are looking for you.
Literal Translation
And as Peter pondered concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are seeking you.
American Standard Version
And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Bible in Basic English
And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.
Hebrew Names Version
While Kefa thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.
International Standard Version
Peter was still thinking about the vision when the Spirit said to him, "Look! Three men are looking for you.Acts 11:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And while Shemun thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee:
Murdock Translation
And while Simon was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him: Lo, three men are inquiring for thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whyle Peter thought on the vision, the spirite said vnto hym: beholde, three men seke thee.
English Revised Version
And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
World English Bible
While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
While Peter was musing on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.
Weymouth's New Testament
And Peter was still earnestly thinking over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, "Three men are now inquiring for you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And while Petre thouyte on the visioun, the spirit seide to hym, Lo! thre men seken thee.
Update Bible Version
And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Look, three men are seeking you.
Webster's Bible Translation
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee.
New English Translation
While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look! Three men are looking for you.
New King James Version
While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you.
New Living Translation
Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, "Three men have come looking for you.
New Life Bible
Peter was still thinking about the dream when the Holy Spirit said to him, "See, three men are looking for you.
New Revised Standard
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look, three men are searching for you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as Peter was pondering over the vision, the Spirit said - Lo! two men, seeking thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And as Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold three men seek thee.
Revised Standard Version
And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Whyll Peter thought on this vision the sprete sayde vnto him: Beholde men seke the:
Young's Literal Translation
And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, `Lo, three men do seek thee;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whyle Peter was musinge of the vision, the sprete sayde vnto him:beholde, the men seke the.
Mace New Testament (1729)
As Peter was still pondering upon the vision, the spirit said to him, there are people below, who enquire for you.
Simplified Cowboy Version
While Pete was still ponderin' the dream, the Holy Ghost said, "There's some boys here to get you.

Contextual Overview

19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee. 20 Arise therefore, and get thee downe, and goe with them, and doute nothing: For I haue sent them. 21 Then Peter went downe to the men, which were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and sayd, Beholde, I am he whome ye seeke: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? 22 And they sayd, Cornelius the captaine, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from heauen by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare thy wordes. 23 Then called he them in, and lodged them, and the next day, Peter went foorth with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied him. 24 And the day after, they entred into Cesarea. Nowe Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsemen, and special friends. 25 And it came to passe as Peter came in, that Cornelius met him, and fell downe at his feete, and worshipped him. 26 But Peter tooke him vp, saying, Stand vp: for euen I my selfe am a man. 27 And as he talked with him, he came in, and found many that were come together. 28 And he sayd vnto them, Ye know that it is an vnlawfull thing for a man that is a Iewe, to company, or come vnto one of another nation: but God hath shewed me, that I should not call any man polluted, or vncleane.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Spirit: Acts 8:29, Acts 11:12, Acts 13:2, Acts 16:6, Acts 16:7, Acts 21:4, John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Timothy 4:1

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:4 - saw 1 Kings 14:5 - the Lord Mark 9:24 - with Luke 2:27 - by Acts 10:17 - while Acts 10:29 - as soon Ephesians 3:5 - by

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.
Genesis 10:2
The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:7
And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.
Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:15
Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,
Genesis 10:17
And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,
Genesis 10:18
And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.
Genesis 10:21
Vnto Shem also the father of all the sonnes of Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.
Genesis 10:24
Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 19 While Peter thought on the vision,.... Which greatly amused him, affected his mind, and employed his thoughts what should be the meaning and design of it:

the Spirit said unto him; the holy Spirit of God, either by an articulate voice, or by making an impulse on his mind;

behold, three men seek thee; the Arabic version leaves out the word "three": the Spirit of God is omniscient, and knows all things; if the deep things of God, then much more man, and the things of man.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Spirit - See the notes on Acts 8:29. Compare Isaiah 65:24, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer,” etc.


 
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