The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:14
Speak unto for tell, A.V.; thou shalt be saved, thou, etc., for thou and all thy house shall be saved, A.V. read more
Speak unto for tell, A.V.; thou shalt be saved, thou, etc., for thou and all thy house shall be saved, A.V. read more
And all thy house - Thy family. This is a circumstance which his omitted in the account in Acts 10:0: It is said, however, in Acts 10:2, that Cornelius feared God with all his house. It is evident from Acts 10:48 that the family also received the ordinance of baptism, and was received into the church. read more
Acts 11:4-15. But Peter rehearsed Εξετιθετο , laid open; the matter from the beginning Of the vision which he had seen, which was evidently designed to dispose him to such condescension, and gave them a full detail of all the particulars, with the exactest truth and simplicity. So far was he from taking it ill to be questioned, or desiring to be treated as infallible. And he answers the more mildly, because it related to a point which he had not readily believed himself. See these verses... read more
Reaction of the Jerusalem church (11:1-18)Many in the Jerusalem church criticized Peter for what had happened in the house of Cornelius. Their minds were so moulded by Jewish thinking that they could think of Christianity only as an improved form of Judaism. They were pleased when Gentile proselytes or God-fearers accepted Jewish ways, but they were not pleased when people of any nationality entered the community of God’s people without any thought for the Jewish laws concerning foods,... read more
shewed = announced. Greek. apangello. Same as "report", Acts 4:23 , and "tell", Acts 5:22 , Acts 5:25 . an = the. which stood and said = standing and saying. unto him . Omit. men . All the texts omit. call for = send for. Greek. metapempo. App-174 . whose surname is = who is surnamed. read more
tell thee = speak (Greek. laleo. App-121 .) to (Greek. pros.) thee. words . Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . whereby = by (Greek. en.) which. read more
And he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter; who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.Words whereby thou shalt be saved ... Implicit in this is the fact that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was not in order to save Cornelius, nor were all of the alms-giving and prayers sufficient to save him. As Bruce expressed it, "Salvation did not enter Cornelius' house until... read more
Acts 11:14. Who shall tell thee words,— Who shall teach thee what is necessary for the salvation of thyself and thy family. read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:13
Told for showed, A.V.; the angel for an angel, A.V.; standing in his house and saying for in his house which stood and said unto him, A.V.; send for send men, A.V. and T.R. fetch for call for, A.V. read more