Peter now fully understands the meaning of his vision.
Top of the roof in acts 10.
From the roof of the bible we can look down and see the ruined lives of many.
Acts 10 9 23 niv.
On the morrow as they went for they set out too late to reach the place that night.
Peter went up on the roof to pray.
2 sam 11 2 niv one evening david got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace.
1 at caesarea there was a man named cornelius a centurion in what was known as the italian regiment.
About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city peter went up on the roof to pray.
Psalms 55 17 evening and morning and at noon will i.
10 he became hungry and wanted something to eat and while the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance.
Had he himself only been concerned he would have gone to joppa to him.
The palace was above the roofs of jerusalem and david could look upon this woman lustfully.
His immediate obedience to these orders acts 10 7 8.
10 he became hungry and wanted something to eat and while the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance.
Acts 10 9 now on the next day as they acts of the apostles ac christian bible study resources dictionary concordance and search tools.
The woman was very beautiful.
10 in caesarea there was a man named cornelius a centurion of the italian cohort as it was called.
12 it contained all kinds of four footed.
For a similar experience of paul and barnabas see acts 14 11 18.
Cornelius calls for peter.
δῶμα the house top the house of the tanner had no ὑπερῷον upper room προσεὑξασθαι to pray the time before dinner or supper acts 10 3 is seasonable for prayer ἕκτην the sixth dinner hour and before it the hour of prayer.
11 he saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Acts 10 new revised standard version nrsv peter and cornelius.
9 about noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city peter went up on the roof to pray.
Four days ago.
He sent with all speed to joppa to fetch peter to him.
Literally from the fourth day up to this hour 10 34 43 peter s speech to the household of cornelius typifies early christian preaching to gentiles.
2 he was a devout man who feared god with all his household.
Peter went up upon the house top to pray it has often been observed in the course of these notes that the houses in judea had flat roofs on which people walked for the sake of taking the air and where they conversed meditated and prayed.
From the roof he saw a woman bathing.
But he had a family and kinsmen and friends acts 10 24 a little congregation of them that could not go with him to joppa and therefore he sends for peter.
See note on acts 10 17 23.
About and approaching as city day following hour housetop journey next noon on peter pray roof sixth the their they to up way went were nt apostles.
He gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to god.
