Acts 10:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

On the morowe as they went on their iourney, and drewe nye vnto the citie, Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth houre.

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  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 Yea & such as vpon their house toppes worship and bowe them selues vnto the hoast of heauen, whiche sweare by the Lorde, and by their Malchom also:
  • Ps 55:17 : 17 In the euening and morning, and at noone day wyll I pray, and that most instantly: and he wyll heare my voyce.
  • 1 Sam 9:25 : 25 And when they were come downe fro the hyghe place into the citie, Samuel communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
  • Jer 19:13 : 13 For the houses of Hierusalem, and the houses of the kynges of Iuda shalbe defiled like as Thopheth, and so shal al the houses in whose roofes they did sacrifice vnto all the hoast of heauen, and powred drinke offerings vnto straunge gods.
  • Jer 32:29 : 29 For the Chaldees shall come and winne this citie, and set fire vpon it, and burne it, with the gorgious houses, in whose parlours they haue made sacrifice vnto Baal, and powred drinke offeringes vnto straunge gods, to prouoke me vnto wrath:
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when thou prayest, enter into thy chaumber, and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray to thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
  • Matt 20:5 : 5 Agayne, he went out about the sixth and nynth houre, and dyd lykewyse.
  • Matt 24:17 : 17 And let hym which is on the house toppe, not come downe to fet any thyng out of his house:
  • Matt 27:45 : 45 Fro the sixth houre, was there darknesse ouer all the lande, vnto the nynth houre.
  • Mark 1:35 : 35 And in the mornyng, before day, Iesus, when he was rysen vp, departed, and went out into a solitarie place, and there prayed.
  • Mark 6:46 : 46 And assoone as he had sent them away, he departed into a mountayne to pray.
  • Acts 6:4 : 4 But we wyll geue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministerie of the worde.
  • Acts 10:8-9 : 8 And tolde them all the matter, & sent them to Ioppa. 9 On the morowe as they went on their iourney, and drewe nye vnto the citie, Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth houre. 10 And whe he waxed hungry, he would haue eaten: But whyle they made redie, he fell into a traunce. 11 And saw heauen opened, and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him, as it had ben a great sheete, knyt at the foure corners, & was let downe to the earth. 12 Wherin were all maner of fourefooted beastes of the earth, & wilde beastes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre. 13 And there came a voyce to hym: ryse Peter, kyll and eate. 14 But Peter sayde, Not so Lorde: For I haue neuer eaten any thyng that is common or vncleane. 15 And the voyce spake vnto hym againe the seconde tyme: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thryse, and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen. 17 Nowe whyle Peter doubted in hym selfe, what this vision whiche he hadde seene meant: beholde, the men whiche were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiraunce for Simons house, & stoode before the doore, 18 And called, and asked whether Simo which was sirnamed Peter, were lodged there. 19 Whyle Peter thought on the vision, the spirite said vnto hym: beholde, three men seke thee. 20 Arise therfore, and get the downe, and go with them, & doubt not, for I haue sent them. 21 Then Peter went downe to the men which were set vnto him fro Cornelius, & said: Behold, I am he who ye seeke, what is the cause wherfore ye are come? 22 And they sayde: Cornelius the capitayne, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Iewes, was warned by an holy Angel to sende for thee into his house, and to heare wordes of thee. 23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morowe, Peter went away with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied hym. 24 And the thirde day after, entred they into Cesarea: And Cornelius wayted for them, and hadde called together his kinsemen and speciall friendes. 25 And it came to passe, as Peter came in, Cornelius met hym, & fell downe at his feete, and worshipped hym. 26 But Peter toke him vp, saying: stande vp, I my selfe also am a man. 27 And as he talked with him, he came in, & found many that were come together. 28 And he said vnto the: Ye knowe how that it is an vnlawful thyng for a man that is a Iew, to companie or come vnto one of another natio: But God hath shewed me, that I shoulde not call any man common or vncleane. 29 Therefore came I vnto you without delay, assoone as I was sent for: I aske therfore, for what intent ye haue sent for me? 30 And Cornelius sayde: This day nowe foure dayes, about this houre, I sate fasting, and at the ninth houre, I prayed in my house: And beholde, a man stoode before me in bryght clothyng, 31 And sayde: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thyne almes deedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God. 32 Sende therfore to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter: He is lodged in the house of one Simo, a tanner, by the sea syde, who when he commeth, shall speake vnto thee.
  • Acts 11:5-9 : 5 I was in the citie of Ioppa praying, and in a traunce I sawe a vision, a certayne vessell descende, as it had ben a great sheete, let downe from heauen by the foure corners, and it came to me. 6 Upon the which whe I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, & sawe fourefooted beastes of the earth, and wylde beastes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre. 7 And I hearde a voyce, saying vnto me: aryse Peter, slay, and eate. 8 But I sayde, Not so Lorde: For nothyng common or vncleane hath at any tyme entred into my mouth. 9 But the voyce aunswered me agayne from heaue: Make them not comon which God hath cleansed. 10 And this was done three tymes: And all were taken vp agayne into heauen. 11 And beholde, immediatly there were three men, alredy come vnto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea vnto me. 12 And the spirite sayde vnto me, that I shoulde go with the, without doubting. Moreouer, these sixe brethren accompanyed me, & we entred into the mans house: 13 And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and sayde vnto hym: Sende men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter: 14 He shal tell thee wordes, wherby both thou and all thyne house shalbe saued.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 Praying alwayes in all prayer and supplication in the spirite, and watche thervnto with all instaunce and supplication, for all saintes,
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 I wyll therefore, that the men praye euerywhere, lyftyng vp holy handes, without wrath and reasonyng.

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