He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
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Gill's Exposition
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, &c. Simon the tanner was his host; this man very probably was a good man, and one that lodged strangers; of his trade; see Gill on Act 9:43.
whose house is by the…
Barnes' Notes
He lodgeth - He remains as a guest at his house. See Act 9:43. By the sea-side - Joppa was a seaport on the Mediterranean. Tanneries are erected on the margin of streams or of any body of water to…
Adam Clarke
Simon a tanner - See the note on Act 9:43.
What thou oughtest to do - From this it appears that matters of great moment had occupied the mind of Cornelius. He was not satisfied with the state of his…
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 shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do These words are not in the oldest MSS. In Peter's own account of the visit to Cornelius (Act 11:14) we have "who shall tell thee words whereby thou and all…
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