Bible Strands
Acts 10:19
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Spirit addresses Peter while he is pondering a vision, at the exact moment three men from Caesarea arrive searching for him.
The words — The particulate διενθυμουμένου (dienthumoumenou) literally means "thinking over" or "reflecting," describing Peter’s active mental engagement with the vision before the Spirit interrupts.
The thread — This pattern of direct Spirit guidance to initiate movement appears in Acts 8:29, Acts 11:12, and Acts 13:2, where the Spirit repeatedly directs apostolic action.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to divine direction even when circumstances seem confusing, requiring the reader to recognize that God’s timing supersedes human deliberation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Cross-references
- Acts 8:29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
- Acts 11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
- Acts 13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 21:4 We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
- John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Acts 16:6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.