Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:30-32
‘And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, and says, “Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your charitable giving is had in remembrance in the sight of God. Send therefore to Joppa, and call to you Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.” Cornelius them explained his side of the story, how a man in bright clothing had appeared to... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:28-29
‘And he said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come in to one of another nation, and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. That is the reason also that I came without saying anything against it, when I was sent for. I ask, therefore, with what intention you sent for me.” Peter then explains why he has behaved in such an unusual manner. They will know that he is a Jew, and they will know that as a... read more