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Acts 10:3

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.

KJV

εἶδεν ἐν ὁράματι φανερῶς ὡσεὶ περὶ ὥραν ἐνάτην τῆς ἡμέρας ἄγγελον τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθόντα πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἰπόντα αὐτῷ, Κορνήλιε.

Greek NT

Is vidit in visu manifeste, quasi hora diei nona, angelum Dei introëuntem ad se, et dicentem sibi : Corneli.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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.

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People Cornelius

In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κορνήλιος
kornelios
noun · 8×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
φανερῶς
phaneros
adverb · 3×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔννατος
ennatos
adjective · 10×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅραμα
orama
noun · 11×
ὡσεί
osei
adverb · 20×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: περὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: περὶ
  • περὶSBLGNT
  • περὶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

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Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§334In the meantime, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.201

Cross-references

  • Acts 1:10 — And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
  • Acts 3:1 — Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
  • Acts 3:1 — Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
  • Acts 5:19 — But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
  • Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
  • Acts 9:10 — And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
  • Acts 9:10 — And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
  • Acts 10:17 — Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
  • Acts 10:19 — While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
  • 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 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,
  • Dan 9:20 — 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;
  • Dan 9:21 — Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
  • Dan 10:12 — Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
  • Exod 3:4 — And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
  • Ezek 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Go
  • Gen 46:2 — And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
  • Heb 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
  • Luke 1:11 — And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
  • Luke 15:10 — Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
  • Luke 24:5 — And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
  • Mark 15:34 — And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  • Matt 18:10 — Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Ps 55:17 — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.