Acts 11:13
And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
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Gill's Exposition
And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house,.... The clause, "in his house", is very appropriately put; for since an angel had entered into his house, it could not be criminal in Peter, and…
The preaching of the gospel to Cornelius was a thing which we poor sinners of the Gentiles have reason to reflect upon with a great deal of joy and thankfulness; for it was the bringing of light to us…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
and he shewed us how he had seen an angel The Greek has "and he related to us how he had seen theangel." Before St Peter made this defence, and long before St Luke put it down in the Acts, the story…
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