Acts 10:17-23

10:17 Now while Peter was puzzling over ¹  what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was ²  and approached ³  the gate. 10:18 They ⁴  called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, ⁵  was staying there as a guest. 10:19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about ⁶  the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you. 10:20 But get up, ⁷  go down, and accompany them without hesitation, ⁸  because I have sent them.” 10:21 So Peter went down ⁹  to the men and said, “Here I am, ¹⁰  the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?” 10:22 They said, “Cornelius the centurion, ¹¹  a righteous ¹²  and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, ¹³  was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message ¹⁴  from you.” 10:23 So Peter ¹⁵  invited them in and entertained them as guests.

On the next day he got up and set out ¹⁶  with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa ¹⁷  accompanied him.

[10:17]  ¹ tn Or “was greatly confused over.” The term means to be perplexed or at a loss (BDAG 235 s.v. διαπορέω).

[10:17]  ² tn Grk “having learned.” The participle διερωτήσαντες (dierwthsante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[10:17]  ³ tn BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1 has “ἐπί τι approach or stand by someth. (Sir 41:24) Ac 10:17.”

[10:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “and.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun by supplying the pronoun “they” as the subject of the following verb.

[10:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “Simon, the one called Peter.” This qualification was necessary because the owner of the house was also named Simon (Acts 9:43).

[10:19]  ⁶ tn The translation “think seriously about” for διενθυμέομαι (dienqumeomai) is given in L&N 30.2. Peter was “pondering” the vision (BDAG 244 s.v.).

[10:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “But getting up, go down.” The participle ἀναστάς (anastas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[10:20]  ⁸ tn The term means “without doubting” or “without deliberation.” It is a term of conscience and discernment. In effect, Peter is to listen to them rather than hesitate (BDAG 231 s.v. διακρίνω 6).

[10:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “Peter going down to the men, said.” The participle καταβάς (katabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[10:21]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Behold, it is I whom you seek,” or “Behold, I am the one you seek.” “Here I am” is used to translate ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι (idou egw eimi).

[10:22]  ¹¹ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[10:22]  ¹² tn Or “just.”

[10:22]  ¹³ tn The phrase τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων (tou eqnou" twn Ioudaiwn) is virtually a technical term for the Jewish nation (1 Macc 10:25; 11:30, 33; Josephus, Ant. 14.10.22 [14.248]). “All the Jewish people,” while another possible translation of the Greek phrase, does not convey the technical sense of a reference to the nation in English.

[10:22]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “hear words.”

[10:23]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:23]  ¹⁶ tn Or “went forth.”

[10:23]  ¹⁷ sn Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.