Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and drew nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour:
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In Context
8And when he had declared all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And when they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
Jeremiah 19:13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings to other gods.
Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.
Matthew 24:17Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Matthew Henry on Acts 10:2-9
The Case of Cornelius. 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 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. 4 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… Read the whole commentary →