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Acts 10:19

Peter was still thinking about the dream when the Holy Spirit said to him, "See, three men are looking for you.

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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.
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 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 Peter was still thinking about the dream when the Holy Spirit said to him, "See, three men are looking for you. 20 Get up. Go down and go with them. Do not doubt if you should go, because I sent them." 21 Peter went down to the men who had been sent by Cornelius. He said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?" 22 They said, "Cornelius sent us. He is a captain and a good man and he honors God. The whole Jewish nation can say this is true. An angel from God told him to send for you. He asks you to come to his house. He wants to hear what you have to say." 23 Peter asked them to come in and stay with him for the night. The next day he went with them. Some of the brothers from Joppa went along. 24 The next day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was looking for them. He had gathered all his family and close friends at his house. 25 When Peter came, Cornelius got down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter raised him up and said, "Get up! I am just a man like you." 27 As Peter spoke with Cornelius, he went into the house and found a large group of people gathered together. 28 Peter said to them, "You know it is against our Law for a Jew to visit a person of another nation. But God has shown me I should not say that any man is unclean.

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
These are the families of Shem, Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and of their families. Sons were born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first on earth to become a powerful man.
Genesis 10:10
The beginning of his nation was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his first-born, and Heth,
Genesis 10:17
the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
Genesis 10:18
the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Later the Canaanite families spread out.
Genesis 10:21
Children were born to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth.
Genesis 10:24
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of 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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