Acts 11:13

13 He reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send^[a] to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

Acts 11:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:13

And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house,
&c.] The clause, "in his house", is very appropriately put; for since an angel had entered into his house, it could not be criminal in Peter, and the six brethren, to follow him. In one place he is called a man, and in another place an angel; see ( Acts 10:3 Acts 10:30 ) , because, though he was an angel, yet he appeared in the form of a man, as it was usual for angels to do; but whether Cornelius knew that he was an angel, is not certain, since he calls him a man; and not he, but Luke the historian, and Peter, who repeats the account of the vision, call him an angel; however, he looked upon him as an extraordinary person, as sent to him from God, and therefore obeyed the heavenly vision. The Ethiopic version reads, "an angel of God; which stood and said unto him, send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter"; (See Gill on Acts 10:5).

Acts 11:13 In-Context

11 At that very moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were.

12 Then the Spirit told me to go with them with no doubts at all. These six brothers accompanied me, and we went into the man's house.

13 He reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

14 He will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.'

15 "As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.

Footnotes

• [a]. Other mss add men