Acts 11:11

11 "Just then three men stopped at the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.

Acts 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:11

And behold, immediately
The moment the vision was over;

there were three men already come unto the house where I was;
they stood before the gate, as in ( Acts 10:17 ) and as the Syriac and Ethiopic here have it, and were inquiring for Peter, whether he lodged there; and these men were

sent from Caesarea unto me;
the Syriac version adds, "by Cornelius": now this incident being just at the close of the above vision, served greatly to explain it to the apostle, and encouraged him to do what he had done; and besides which, he had also the express order of the Spirit, for his going with them to Cornelius's house, as follows.

Acts 11:11 In-Context

9 "A second time the voice spoke from heaven. 'Do not say anything is not pure that God has made "clean," ' the voice said.

10 This happened three times. Then the sheet was pulled up into heaven.

11 "Just then three men stopped at the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 The Holy Spirit told me not to let anything keep me from going with them. These six brothers here went with me. We entered the man's house.

13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house. The angel said, 'Send to Joppa for Simon Peter.