Acts 10:18
And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
Acts 10:18 in other translations
| BSB | They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there. |
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| WEB | and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there. |
| ASV | and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there. |
| YLT | and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here? |
| DARBY | and having called some one, they inquired if Simon who was surnamed Peter was lodged there. |
| BBE | To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there. |
| Webster | And called, and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodged there. |
What does Acts 10:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:17-24
17-24. while Peter doubted ... what this should mean, behold, the three men ... stood before the gate ... and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for his Gentile visitors, as of Cornelius for him--are devoutly to be noted. But besides this, at the same moment, "the Spirit" expressly informs him that three men were inquiring for him, and bids him…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:9-18
The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us…
Acts 10:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 10:18
- Acts 10:5-6
And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
- Acts 11:11
And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me.
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Context
- Acts 10:17
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
- Acts 10:18
And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
- Acts 10:19
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Acts 10:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llamando, preguntaron si un Simón que tenía por sobrenombre Pedro, posaba allí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ayant appelé, ils demandèrent si Simon surnommé Pierre, logeait là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und als sie gerufen hatten, fragten sie, ob Simon, der Petrus zubenamt sei, daselbst herberge. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum vocassent, interrogabant, si Simon qui cognominatur Petrus illic haberet hospitium. |