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It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
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A Step Toward the Gentiles
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that Peter lodging with a tanner was significant. Tanning was considered a ceremonially "unclean" and despised occupation by strict Jews. By staying with Simon, Peter was already moving past his cultural prejudices, which prepared him for the even greater step of visiting the Gentile Cornelius in the next chapter.
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Many days (ημερας ικανας). See on verse 23. Luke is fond of the phrase and uses it for time, number, size. It might be "ten days, …
19th Century
Anglican
Many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.—The tanner's occupation, either because it brought the risk of ceremonial defilement t…
16th Century
Protestant
When he says that Peter stayed with a tanner, we can gather from this what kind of people the church of Joppa consisted of. For if the leaders of t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, or so it was, that he tarried many days in Joppa, conversing with the sain…
Presbyterian
Many are full of good words, who are empty and barren in good works; but Tabitha was a great doer, no great talker. Christians who do not have prop…
