Study it in the app“So at once I sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now then, we all are present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.””
Soοὖνat onceἐξαυτῆςI sentἔπεμψαtoπρὸςyou,σέandτεyouσύhave doneἐποίησαςwellκαλῶςto come.παραγενόμενοςNowνῦνthen,οὖνwe allπάντες ἡμεῖςare presentπάρεσμενbeforeἐνώπιονGodτοῦ θεοῦto hearἀκοῦσαιallπάνταthatτὰyou have been commandedπροστεταγμένα σοιbyὑπὸthe Lord.”τοῦ κυρίου
immediately
Right away, at once.
Where else “exautēs” appearssend
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “epempsa” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsas” appearswell
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appearsarrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenos” appearsbe present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “paresmen” appearsbefore, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousai” appearscommand
Order, command.
Where else “prostetagmena” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears32So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’
33 · This verse (above)
34Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “In truth I understand that God is not one who shows partiality,
1. What it says
What vision does Cornelius have, and what vision does Peter have? What are they each asked to do? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Peter says God shows no partiality (vv. 34-35). How did what Peter experienced change what he understood?
3. How I live it
Are there people you tend to keep at a distance? What small step could you take toward one of them?
