Acts 10:9

The next day, while they were still on their journey and were getting near the town, about noon Peter went up on the house-top to pray.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

In Context

8and, after telling them everything, he sent them to Jaffa.

10He had become unusually hungry and wished for food; but, while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

Matthew 24:17let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;

Mark 1:35In the morning He rose early, while it was still quite dark, and leaving the house He went away to 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 →

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