Bible Strands
Acts 10:6
He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The angel addresses Cornelius, instructing him to send men to Joppa to locate Simon, who is lodging with a tanner named Simon whose house stands by the sea.
The words — The Greek ξενιζεται (xenizetai) means “lodges” or “stays as a guest,” and βυρσεῖ (bursei) translates literally as “a tanner.”
The thread — This location matches Acts 9:43, where Peter previously stayed with the same tanner Simon in Joppa, and fulfills the angel’s earlier command in Acts 10:5 to call for the man named Simon.
Why it lands — The text specifies an ordinary seaside dwelling, requiring the recipient to follow the exact location given rather than seeking a temple or palace.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
Cross-references
- Acts 9:43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
- John 7:17 If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
- Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
- Romans 10:14 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
- Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”