Acts - 10:27



27 As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 10:27.

Differing Translations

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And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
And talking with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
and talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.
So Peter went in and conversed with him, and found a large company assembled.
And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
And speaking with him, he entered, and he found many who had gathered together.
Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said,

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And as he talked with him - He probably met him at the door, or at a small distance from the house. It was an expression of joy thus to go out to meet him.

And as he talked with him - Cornelius had met Peter at some short distance from his house, and they conversed together till they went in.

And as he talked with him,.... About the excessive respect he showed him, and his own infirmity and frailty, and unworthiness, as a creature:
he went in; to Cornelius's house, at the door, and through the porch, to some interior room and apartment in it:
and found many that were come together; besides his family, many of his relations and intimate friends, whom he had got together on this occasion, that they might receive some advantage, as well as himself.

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