Acts 11:11

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

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 The voice from heaven spoke a second time, ‘Never consider unclean what God has made pure.'

10 This happened three times, then everything was pulled back into heaven.

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

12 The Spirit told me to go with them even though they were Gentiles. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered that man's house.

13 He reported to us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is known as Peter.