Acts 10 · Verse 20

Acts 10:20

Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
Acts 10:20, King James Version

Acts 10:20 in other translations

BSBSo get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
WEBBut arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”
ASVBut arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.
YLTbut having risen, go down and go on with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them;'
DARBYbut rise up, go down, and go with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them.
BBEGo down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.
WebsterArise therefore, and go down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

What does Acts 10:20 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…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 20.

(f) "Arise" Acts 15:7

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:19-33

When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in…

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Acts 10:20 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButG235
ἀναστὰςanastashaving risenG450
κατάβηθιkatabēthido go downG2597
καὶkaiandG2532
πορεύουporeuoudo proceedG4198
σὺνsunwithG4862
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846
μηδὲνmēdennothingG3367
διακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosdoubting,G1252
ὅτιhotisinceG3754
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
ἀπέσταλκαapestalkahave sentG649
αὐτούς.autousthem.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 10:20

  • Acts 15:7-9

    And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  • Zechariah 2:9-11

    For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

  • Acts 9:17

    And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

  • Acts 9:15

    But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

  • Isaiah 48:16

    Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

  • Acts 8:26

    And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

  • Mark 16:15

    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

  • Acts 13:4

    So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and get.
8:26; 9:15; 15:7; Mr 16:15
for.
9:17; 13:4; Isa 48:16; Zec 2:9-11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Acts 10:19

    While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

  • Acts 10:20

    Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

  • Acts 10:21

    Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

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Acts 10:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levántate, pues, y desciende, y no dudes ir con ellos; porque yo los he enviado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais lève-toi, et descends, et va avec eux sans hésiter, parce que c’est moi qui les ai envoyés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Stehe aber auf, geh hinab und ziehe mit ihnen, ohne irgend zu zweifeln, weil ich sie gesandt habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surge itaque, descende, et vade cum eis nihil dubitans: quia ego misi illos.