Acts 10:20 Meaning and Explanation
“Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Spirit commands Peter to go down and travel with the men without hesitation, for God himself has sent them.
What Does Acts 10:20 Mean?
The instruction leaves no room for delay: rise, go down, go with them. The reason is the warrant: I have sent them. Behind three Gentile strangers at the gate stands the sending of God.
The phrase doubting nothing carries a double sense — without wavering, and without making distinctions. Peter is to go down without hesitation and without drawing the old lines. Faith often must move before understanding is complete, resting not on the strangers at the gate but on the God who sent them.
Acts 10:20 in the Original Language
diakrino (διακρίνω), 'doubting' -- to waver or to make distinctions; Peter is to go without hesitating and without drawing lines.
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What does Acts 10:20 mean?
The Spirit commands Peter to go down and travel with the men without hesitation, for God himself has sent them.