Acts 10 · Verse 27

Acts 10:27

And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
Acts 10:27, King James Version

Acts 10:27 in other translations

BSBAs Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
WEBAs he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.
ASVAnd as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
YLTand talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.
DARBYAnd he went in, talking with him, and found many gathered together.
BBEAnd saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
WebsterAnd as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that had come together.

What does Acts 10:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:25-29

25-29. as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him--a mark of the highest respect. fell down at his feet, and worshipped him--In the East this way of showing respect was customary not only to kings, but to others occupying a superior station; but among the Greeks and Romans it was reserved for the gods. Peter, therefore, declines it as due to no mortal [Grotius]. "Those who claim to have succeeded Peter, have not…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 27. And as he talked with him. He probably met with him at the door, or at a small distance from the house. It was an expression of joy thus to go out to meet him.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 And as he talked with him - Cornelius had met Peter at some short distance from his house, and they conversed together till they went in.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 10:27 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
συνομιλῶνsunomilōntalkingG4926
αὐτῷautōwith himG846
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenhe enteredG1525
καὶkaiandG2532
εὑρίσκειheuriskeihe findsG2147
συνεληλυθόταςsunelēluthotashaving gathered togetherG4905
πολλούς,pollousmany,G4183

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

Cross references for Acts 10:27

  • 2 Corinthians 2:12

    Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

  • John 4:35

    Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

  • Acts 10:24

    And the morrow after they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:9

    For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

  • Acts 14:27

    And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

  • Colossians 4:3

    Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and found.
24; 14:27; Joh 4:35; 1Co 16:9; 2Co 2:12; Col 4:3

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

Context

  • Acts 10:26

    But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

  • Acts 10:27

    And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

  • Acts 10:28

    And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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Acts 10:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y hablando con él, entró, y halló á muchos que se habían juntado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et conversant avec lui, il entra et trouva plusieurs personnes assemblées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sich mit ihm unterredend, ging er hinein und findet viele versammelt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et loquens cum illo intravit, et invenit multos qui convenerant: