Acts 10:5

5 And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

Acts 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:5

And now send men to Joppa
Which lay near to Caesarea;

and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
the angel was not sent to instruct Cornelius himself, but to direct him to an apostle of Christ, and minister of the Gospel, who should do it; for not angels, but men, are employed in the ministry of the word, which is the ordinary means of spiritual knowledge, and of increasing it. So the eunuch was instructed by Philip, and Saul by Ananias; which shows the excellency and usefulness of the Gospel ministry and ministers, and what dignity is put upon them, what use should be made of them, and in what esteem they should be had.

Acts 10:5 In-Context

3 -- saw plainly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

4 But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

5 And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

6 He lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

7 And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,