Acts 11:11

11 And beholde immediatly ther were thre men come vnto the housse where I was sent from Cesarea vnto me.

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 But the voyce answered me agayne from heven cout not thou those thinges come which god hath clensed.

10 And this was done thre tymes. And all were takin vp agayne into heven.

11 And beholde immediatly ther were thre men come vnto the housse where I was sent from Cesarea vnto me.

12 And the sprete sayde vnto me that I shuld go with them with out doutinge. Morover the sixe brethren accompanyed me: and we entred into the mas housse.

13 And he shewed vs how he had sene an angell in his housse which stod and sayde to him: Send men to Ioppa and call for Symon named also Peter: