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Acts 10 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Acts 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Acts 10 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
Πέτρος Pétros G4074 15 Peter, rock
Κορνήλιος Kornḗlios G2883 8 Cornelius
ἀνήρ anḗr G435 8 fellow, husband, man, sir
Σίμων Símōn G4613 6 Simon
μεταπέμπω metapémpō G3343 4 call for
ξενίζω xenízō G3579 4 entertain, lodge, strange
Ἰόππη Ióppē G2445 4 Joppa

How preachers through history handled this text

29 public-domain excerpts on Acts 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 8 Spurgeon 7 Matthew Henry 6 Alexander MacLaren 4 Chrysostom 3 John Wesley 1

“When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in religious exercises. Cornelius declared the direction God gave him to send for Peter. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 10:19–33 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Caesarea — Acts 10:1
  • Joppa — Acts 10:23
  • Galilee 1 — Acts 10:37
  • Judea 1 — Acts 10:37

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