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Revised Standard Version

Acts 10:19

And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, 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 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.
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 was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 Rise and go down, and accompany them without hesitation; for I have sent them." 21 And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?" 22 And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to hear what you have to say." 23 So he called them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went off with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 24 And on the following day they entered Caesare'a. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his kinsmen and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am a man." 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered; 28 and he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit any one of another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or 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 generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; sons were born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Hav'ilah, Sabtah, Ra'amah, and Sab'teca. The sons of Ra'amah: Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
Genesis 10:10
The beginning of his kingdom was Ba'bel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Genesis 10:17
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Genesis 10:18
the Ar'vadites, the Zem'arites, and the Ha'mathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
Genesis 10:21
To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
Genesis 10:24
Arpach'shad became the father of Shelah; and 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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