Acts 10:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 3:16 : 16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
  • John 1:42 : 42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).
  • Acts 9:36 : 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.
  • Acts 9:38 : 38 And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.
  • Acts 10:32 : 32 Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.
  • Acts 15:7 : 7 And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
  • Acts 16:9 : 9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 92%

    29 And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

    30 And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

    31 Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

    32 Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.

    33 So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

  • 86%

    11 And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.

    12 And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

    13 And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;

    14 Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

  • Acts 10:6-9
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    86%

    6 Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.

    7 And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

    8 And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.

    9 Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

  • Acts 10:15-24
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    84%

    15 And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

    16 And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

    17 Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

    18 To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

    19 And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

    20 Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.

    21 And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come?

    22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

    23 So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

    24 And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.

  • Acts 10:1-4
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    1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

    2 A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.

    3 He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

    4 And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

  • Acts 9:42-43
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    42 And news of it went all through Joppa, and a number of people had faith in the Lord.

    43 And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.

  • Acts 11:4-5
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    4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

    5 I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

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    26 But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.

    27 And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

  • 38 And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.

  • 16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;

  • 13 And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

  • 35 And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

  • 32 And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

  • 14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

  • 14 Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself.

  • 16 But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

  • 10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

  • 46 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

  • 14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • 11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

  • 2 Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

  • 7 And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

  • 24 And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

  • 11 And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.

  • 9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.