KJV King James Version
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
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Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
WEB World English Bible
Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
ASV American Standard Version
Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,
Surrounding context — Acts 10
6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἐπαύριονG1887 · epaurionthe next dayὁδοιπορούντωνG3596 · hodoiporeōto journeyἐκείνωνG1565 · ekeinosthatκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλειG4172 · poliscityἐγγιζόντων,G1448 · engizōto come nearἀνέβηG305 · anabainōto ascendΠέτροςG4074 · PetrosPeterἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶμαG1430 · dōmahousetopπροσεύξασθαιG4336 · proseuchomaito prayπερὶG4012 · periaboutὥρανG5610 · hōrahourἕκτην.G1623 · hektossixth
Cross-references
Zephaniah 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;Psalm 55:17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.Matthew 24:17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.Matthew 20:5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.Mark 6:46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.1 Samuel 9:25And when they were come down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the house.Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.Acts 10:8-32And when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.Jeremiah 19:13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.Acts 11:5-14I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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