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.
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Gill's Exposition
He saw in a vision evidently,.... He was not in a dream, or in a trance, but he was thoroughly awake, and his eyes open, and was himself; it was not in the night, but in clear day:
about the ninth…
Barnes' Notes
He saw in a vision - See the notes on Act 9:10. Evidently - Openly; manifestly. About the ninth hour - About 3 o’clock p. m. This was the usual hour of evening worship among the Jews. An angel of God…
Adam Clarke
He saw in a vision evidently - The text is as plain as it can be, that an angel of God did appear to Cornelius. This was in a vision, i.e. a supernatural representation; and it was φανερως,…
The bringing of the gospel to the Gentiles, and the bringing of those who had been strangers and foreigners to be fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, were such a mystery to…
Cambridge Bible
He saw in a vision evidently[openly] i.e. he was not in a trance, as we read afterwards concerning Peter, but was employed in prayer when the angel appeared. See below, Act 10:10.
about the ninth hour…
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