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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:9

On the morrow, as they went on their journey - From Joppa to Caesarea was about twelve or fifteen leagues; the messengers could not have left the house of Cornelius till about two hours before sunset; therefore, they must have traveled a part of the night, in order to arrive at Joppa the next day, towards noon. - Calmet. Cornelius sent two of his household servants, by way of respect to Peter; probably the soldier was intended for their defense, as the roads in Judea were by no means safe. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:10

He became very hungry - It seems that this happened about dinner-time; for it appears that they were making ready, παρασκευαζοντων , dressing the victuals for the family. The dinner among the ancients was a very slight meal; and they had no breakfast: their supper was their principal meal. And, in very ancient times, they ate only once in the day. Supper was the meal at which they saw their friends, the business of the day being then finished. He fell into a trance - Επεπεσεν επ ' ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:11

And saw heaven opened - His mind now entirely spiritualized, and absorbed in heavenly contemplation, was capable of discoveries of the spiritual world; a world which, with its πληρωμα , or plenitude of inhabitants, surrounds us at all times; but which we are incapable of seeing through the dense medium of flesh and blood, and their necessarily concomitant earthly passions. Much, however, of such a world and its economy may be apprehended by him who is purified from all filthiness of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:12

All manner of four-footed beasts, etc. - Every species of quadrupeds, whether wild or domestic; all reptiles, and all fowls. Consequently, both the clean and unclean were present in this visionary representation: those that the Jewish law allowed to be sacrificed to God, or proper for food; as well as those which that law had prohibited in both cases: such as the beasts that do not chew the cud; fish which have no scales; fowls of prey and such others as are specified in Leviticus 11:1 ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:13

Rise, Peter, kill and eat - Θυσον και φαγε , Sacrifice and eat. Though this verb is sometimes used to signify the slaying of animals for food, yet, as the proper notion is to slay for the purpose of sacrifice, it appears to me to be better to preserve that meaning here. Animals that were offered in sacrifice were considered as given to God; and, when he received the life, the flesh was given to those who offered the sacrifice, that they might feed upon it; and every sacrifice had in it the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:14

Common or unclean - By common, κοινον , whatever was in general use among the Gentiles is to be understood; by ακαθαρτον , unclean, every thing that was forbidden by the Mosaic law. However, the one word may be considered as explanatory of the other. The rabbins themselves, and many of the primitive fathers, believed that by the unclean animals forbidden by the law the Gentiles were meant. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:15

What God hath cleansed - God, who made at first the distinction between Jews and Gentiles, has a right to remove it, whenever and by whatever means he pleases: he, therefore, who made the distinction, for wise purposes, between the clean and the unclean, now pronounces all to be clean. He had authority to do the first; he has authority to do the last. God has purposed that the Gentiles shall have the Gospel preached to them: what he therefore has cleansed, "that call not thou common." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:16

This was done thrice - For the greater certainty, and to make the deeper impression on the apostle's mind. And the vessel was received up again into heaven - Both Jews and Gentiles came equally from God; and to him, both, by the preaching of the Gospel, shall again return. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:9

Verse 9 9.On the morrow, as they journeyed. As Luke declared that Cornelius was admonished by an oracle to send for Peter, so now he setteth down another vision, whereby Peter is commanded to come to him. Whereby it appeareth that all this matter was governed by the wonderful counsel of God, who doth both make Cornelius apt to be taught, yea, he kindleth in him a study and desire to learn and, on the other side, maketh Peter willing to take in hand to teach him. But we must note the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:10

Verse 10 10.Excess of mind. Because our minds are wholly, as it were, set upon the earth, to the end Peter might the better comprehend the oracle, it was meet that his mind should be, as it were, moved from his place and carried up; and by this means was he prepared to receive the oracle, when as he is carried up above the world after an unwonted manner. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:10

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