Verse 30
And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in white apparel.
Four days ago ... The travel time between Caesarea and Joppa was two days, the distance each way being thirty or thirty-five miles. Both going and coming, they would "probably have stopped the night at Apollonia, which was half way, on the coast road."[19]
The ninth hour of prayer ... was 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. See under Acts 10:10.
A man ... in white apparel ... In the writings of Luke, the "white apparel" is often mentioned in describing the appearance of an angel. It should also be noted that the angel did not walk in, he merely appeared in the presence of Cornelius.
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