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  • Acts 10:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 6 This man is staying as a guest with* Simon, a tanner who has a house by the sea.”

  • Acts 10:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 6 οὗτος this (one) ξενίζεται is being treated as stranger παρά beside τινι some Σίμωνι Simon βυρσεῖ, tanner, ᾧ to whom ἐστὶν is οἰκία house παρὰ beside θάλασσαν. sea.

  • Acts 10:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 6 This man is being entertained by a certain Simon, a tanner, who has a house by the sea.”+

  • Acts 10:6
    The Bible in Living English
    • 6 he is a guest of a certain Simon, a tanner, who has his house by the seaside.”

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

  • Acts 10:6
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 6 the same is a guest with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

  • Acts 10:6
    King James Version
    • 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 10:6 bt 69; w11 6/1 18

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 10:6 g72 1/8 27; g63 11/8 23

  • Acts
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 10:6

      The Watchtower,

      6/1/2011, p. 18

      Bearing Witness, p. 69

      Awake!,

      1/8/1972, p. 27

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 10:6

      Simon, a tanner: A tanner worked with the hides of animals, using a lime solution to remove any fur or traces of flesh and fat. Then he treated the hide with a potent liquor so that it could be used to make articles of leather. The tanning process smelled bad and required a great deal of water, which may explain why Simon lived by the sea, likely on the outskirts of Joppa. According to the Mosaic Law, a person who worked with the carcasses of animals was ceremonially unclean. (Le 5:2; 11:39) Therefore, many Jews looked down on tanners and would hesitate to lodge with one. In fact, the Talmud later rated the tanner’s profession as lower than that of a dung collector. However, Peter did not let prejudice keep him from staying with Simon. Peter’s open-mindedness in this case makes an interesting prelude to the assignment that came next​—visiting a Gentile in his home. Some scholars consider the Greek word for “tanner” (byr·seusʹ) to be a surname of Simon.

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