ACTS 10:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,”
While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the gate.—Peter's internal wrestling ('wondering,' diaporein, 'being perplexed') shows that cognitive understanding lags behind the vision's presentation. The simultaneous arrival of Cornelius's messengers at the gate is not accident but divine providence; the practical encounter will interpret the vision. The gate (pulōn) is the boundary between outside and inside, a liminal space.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:17
kill and eat. Acts 10:13 Probably he was on his knees when he saw the vision. — To me it seems that this also denotes the Gospel (or, the Preaching). That the thing taking place was of God (the circumstances made evident, namely), both that he sees it (descending) from above, and that he is in a trance; and, that the voice comes from thence, and the thrice confessing that the creatures there were unclean, and its coming from thence, and being drawn back there (all this), is a…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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