1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
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Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)We were told in general (Acts 2:43) that many signs and wonders were done by the apostles , which are not written in this book; but here we have one given us for an instance. As they wrought miracles, not upon every body as every body had occasion for them, but as the Holy Spirit gave direction, so as to answer the end of their commission; so all the miracles they did work are not written in this…
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