Acts 10:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.”
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“The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now 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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 10:9 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 9:25And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
- Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
- Jeremiah 19:13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
- Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
- Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Matthew 20:5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
- Matthew 24:17Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
- Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- Acts 6:4and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
- Acts 10:8He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
- Acts 11:5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
- Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
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