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Acts 10:6

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What does Acts 10:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.
Acts 10:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
4And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.
5And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
6he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.
7And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9Now 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:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, &c] Simon the tanner was his host; this man very probably was a good man, and one that lodged strangers; of his trade, (See Gill on “<440943>Acts 9:43”) whose house is by the sea side; Joppa was a sea port, (<140216>2 Chronicles 2:16) (Jon 1:3) hence we read of wpyd amy, “the sea of Joppa” f526; and also of wpy lç hnyml, “the port of Joppa” f527; now Simon’s house was in the outer part of the city, and by the sea side, as well for convenience for his business, as because such trades might not be exercised within a city; being nauseous and disagreeable, because of their skins and manner of dressing them, and the dead carcasses from whence they often took…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“He lodgeth - He remains as a guest at his house. See Acts 9:43. By the sea-side - Joppa was a seaport on the Mediterranean. Tanneries are erected on the margin of streams or of any body of water to convey away the filth produced in the operation of dressing skins. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“one: Act 9:43 he shall: Act 9:6, Act 11:13, Act 11:14; Joh 7:17; Rom 10:14-17; Eph 4:8-12 Acts 10:7”
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