Acts 10:27
What does Acts 10:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 10:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 10:27 means
As Peter continued speaking with Cornelius, they together entered the house and found a significant gathering of people. Cornelius had not only called his immediate family but also extended invitations to many relatives and close friends, indicating his generous spirit and profound desire for them to hear God's message. This large, assembled audience highlights the widespread impact God intended through this single encounter.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And talking with him, he went in and found many that were come together.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he went in, talking with him, and found many gathered together.
Context
After Peter's clarification regarding worship, this verse describes his entry into Cornelius's house and the discovery of a large gathering. This assembled audience underscores the broader impact God intended through this single encounter, preparing the way for Peter to deliver the gospel to numerous Gentiles simultaneously. This sets the stage for Peter's explanation of why he, a Jew, has entered a Gentile home.
v.26But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
v.27This passage
v.28and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 4:35
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
- 2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
- Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
- Acts 10:24
And on the morrow they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.
- Colossians 4:3
withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
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