Acts 10:3
New International Version
One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

New Living Translation
One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.

English Standard Version
About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.”

Berean Standard Bible
One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Berean Literal Bible
About the ninth hour of the day, he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God having come to him and having said to him, "Cornelius!"

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

New American Standard Bible
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

NASB 1995
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

NASB 1977
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in to him, and said to him, “Cornelius!”

Legacy Standard Bible
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

Amplified Bible
About the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had come to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Christian Standard Bible
About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

American Standard Version
He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This man saw an Angel of God in a vision plainly before his face at the ninth hour of the day, who entered his presence and said to him, “Cornelia.”

Contemporary English Version
One afternoon at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He saw an angel from God coming to him and calling him by name.

Douay-Rheims Bible
This man saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him: Cornelius.

English Revised Version
He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision. He clearly saw an angel from God come to him and say, "Cornelius!"

Good News Translation
It was about three o'clock one afternoon when he had a vision, in which he clearly saw an angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius!"

International Standard Version
One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision and clearly saw an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

Literal Standard Version
he saw in a vision openly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius”;

Majority Standard Bible
One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

New American Bible
One afternoon about three o’clock, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God come in to him and say to him, “Cornelius.”

NET Bible
About three o'clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, "Cornelius."

New Revised Standard Version
One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius.”

New Heart English Bible
At about three in the afternoon, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius."

Webster's Bible Translation
He saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

Weymouth New Testament
About three o'clock one afternoon he had a vision, and distinctly saw an angel of God enter his house, who called him by name, saying, "Cornelius!"

World English Bible
At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

Young's Literal Translation
he saw in a vision manifestly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, 'Cornelius;'

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Context
Cornelius Sends for Peter
2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. 3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” 4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.…

Cross References
Psalm 55:17
Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

Acts 3:1
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

Acts 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

Acts 9:10
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Here I am, Lord," he answered.

Acts 10:9
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

Acts 10:17
While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon's house and approached the gate.

Acts 10:19
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.


Treasury of Scripture

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

saw.

Job 4:15,16
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: …

Daniel 9:20,21
And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; …

about.

Acts 10:30
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

an.

Acts 5:19
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

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;

Acts 12:7-11
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands…

Cornelius.

Acts 9:4
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Exodus 33:17
And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.

Isaiah 45:4
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

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Acts 10
1. Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,
11. who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;
17. and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.
25. Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.
34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,
44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.














(3) In a vision evidently.--The adverb seems added to distinguish the manifestation from that of a dream like Joseph's in Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:13, or of a trance like St. Peter's (Acts 10:10) or St. Paul's (Acts 22:17).

About the ninth hour of the day.--This was, as in Acts 3:1, one of the three hours of prayer, the hour when the evening sacrifice was offered in the Temple. Cornelius had therefore so far accepted the Jewish rules of devotion, and for him also the Law was "a schoolmaster" bringing him to Christ. . . .

Verse 3. - Openly for evidently, A.V.; as it were about for about, A.V. and T.R.; unto for to, and to for unto, A.V. Openly; or, evidently (φανερῶς), indicates the distinctness and certainty of the vision. It was, as Meyer says, a clear angelic appearance; there was no indistinctness or confusion about it, and consequently it left no kind of doubt in the mind of Cornelius. An angel; or rather, the angel; the addition of God defines it (see Acts 5:19, note).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[One]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

day
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

at about
ὡσεὶ (hōsei)
Adverb
Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if.

the ninth
ἐνάτην (enatēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1766: Ninth. Ordinal from ennea; ninth.

hour,
ὥραν (hōran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'.

he had a clear vision
εἶδεν (eiden)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

of an angel
ἄγγελον (angelon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

who came
εἰσελθόντα (eiselthonta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

said,
εἰπόντα (eiponta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Cornelius!”
Κορνήλιε (Kornēlie)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2883: Cornelius, a centurion of the Roman army, stationed at Caesarea. Of Latin origin; Cornelius, a Roman.


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