Acts 10 · Verse 5

Acts 10:5

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
Acts 10:5, King James Version

Acts 10:5 in other translations

BSBNow send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
WEBNow send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.
ASVAnd now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
YLTand now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter,
DARBYAnd now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
BBENow send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,
WebsterAnd now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

What does Acts 10:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:3-6

3-6. saw ... evidently--"distinctly." the ninth hour of the day--three o'clock, the hour of the evening sacrifice. But he had been "fasting until that hour" (Ac 10:30), perhaps from the sixth hour (Ac 10:9).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:1-8

Hitherto none had been baptized into the Christian church but Jews, Samaritans, and those converts who had been circumcised and observed the ceremonial law; but now the Gentiles were to be called to partake all the privileges of God's people, without first becoming Jews. Pure and undefiled religion is sometimes found where we least expect it. Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works…

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Acts 10:5 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
νῦνnunnowG3568
πέμψονpempsondo sendG3992
ἄνδραςandrasmenG435
εἰςeistoG1519
ἸόππηνIoppēnJoppaG2445
καὶkaiandG2532
μετάπεμψαιmetapempsaido yourself summonG3343
ΣίμωνάSimōnaSimonG4613
ὃςhoswhoG3739
ἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiis calledG1941
Πέτρος·PetrosPeter;G4074

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

Cross references for Acts 10:5

  • Acts 9:38

    And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

  • Mark 3:16

    And Simon he surnamed Peter;

  • Acts 9:36

    Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

  • John 1:42

    And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

  • Acts 16:9

    And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

  • Acts 10:32

    Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

  • Acts 15:7

    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.

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32; 9:38; 15:7; 16:9
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Mr 3:16; Joh 1:42

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Context

  • Acts 10:4

    And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

  • Acts 10:5

    And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

  • Acts 10:6

    He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

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Acts 10:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Envía pues ahora hombres á Joppe, y haz venir á un Simón, que tiene por sobrenombre Pedro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et maintenant envoie des hommes à Joppé, et fais venir Simon qui est surnommé Pierre;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und jetzt sende Männer nach Joppe und laß Simon holen, der Petrus zubenamt ist;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et nunc mitte viros in Joppen, et accersi Simonem quemdam, qui cognominatur Petrus: