Acts 10:10

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 10:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;
Acts 10:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he became very hungry, etc.] It being in the middle of the day, when it was usual to eat; and perhaps he had ate nothing that day, for those were reckoned the most religious persons, who eat nothing before the Minchah: and would have eaten; though the Jews say f533, a man ought not to eat near the Minchah, not even the least, lest he should continue at it, and so neglect his prayers: but while they made ready, while Simon’s family were getting dinner ready, preparing the food for it: he fell into a trance; or an ecstasy, or an ecstasy fell upon him; it was what was supernatural, and came from above, and did not arise from any natural cause in him; he was as it were out of the body, and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“a trance--differing from the "vision" of Cornelius, in so far as the things seen had not the same objective reality, though both were supernatural.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And he became very hungry - Prom the connection, where it is said that they were making ready, that is, preparing a meal, it would seem that this was the customary hour of dining. The Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, however, had but two meals, and the first was usually taken about ten or eleven o’clock. This meal usually consisted of fruit, milk, cheese, etc. Their principal meal was about six or seven in the afternoon, at which time they observed their feasts. See Jahn’s Bible. Archaeol. section 145. He fell into a trance - Greek: an ecstasy, ἔκστασις ekstasis, fell upon him. In Acts 11:5, Peter says that in a trance he saw a vision. The word “trance, or ecstasy,” denotes “a state of mind…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he became very hungry - At the usual meal time. The symbols in visions and trances, it is easy to observe, are generally suited to the state of the natural faculties. Acts 10:11”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he became: Mat 4:2, Mat 12:1-3, Mat 21:18 he fell: Act 22:17; Num 24:4, Num 24:16; Eze 8:1-3, Eze 11:24, Eze 40:2; Co2 12:2-4; Rev 1:10, Rev 4:2, Rev 4:3 Acts 10:11”
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