ACTS 11:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;”
'He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.'—Cornelius's recounting of his vision to the assembled group becomes part of Peter's defense. The angel's command is repeated; its reiteration through multiple voices (angel → Cornelius → Cornelius's servants → Cornelius's household → Peter to the apostles) shows how revelation is transmitted through community testimony.
Church Fathers on Acts 11:13
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth. Acts 11:8 Do you mark? I did my part, says he: I said, that I have never eaten anything common or unclean: with reference to this that they said, You went in, and ate with them. But this he does not say to Cornelius: for there was no need to mention it to him. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God has cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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