Key Verse Spotlight
Acts 10:5 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon, whose surname is Peter:β
Acts 10:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
And now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon, whose surname is Peter:
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
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