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  • Acts 10:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 9 The next day as they were continuing on their journey and were approaching the city, Peter went up to the housetop about the sixth hour* to pray.

  • Acts 10:9
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 9 Τῇ To the δὲ but ἐπαύριον morrow ὁδοιπορούντων journeying ἐκείνων of those (ones) καὶ and τῇ to the πόλει city ἐγγιζόντων nearing ἀνέβη went up Πέτρος Peter ἐπὶ upon τὸ the δῶμα housetop προσεύξασθαι to pray περὶ about ὥραν hour ἕκτην. sixth.

  • Acts 10:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 9 The next day as they were pursuing their journey and were approaching the city, Peter went up to the housetop+ about the sixth hour* to pray.+

  • Acts 10:9
    The Bible in Living English
    • 9 And on the following day, as they were on their way and were nearing the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray at twelve o’clock.

  • Acts 10:9
    American Standard Version
    • 9 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:

  • Acts 10:9
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 9 Now on the morrow, as those men were journeying and unto the city drawing near Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour;

  • Acts 10:9
    King James Version
    • 9 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:

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 10:9 w90 5/15 25

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 10:9 g72 1/8 27; w68 125; g66 7/8 17

  • Acts
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 10:9

      The Watchtower,

      5/15/1990, p. 25

      2/15/1968, p. 125

      Awake!,

      1/8/1972, p. 27

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 10:9

      the housetop: The roofs of houses were flat and were used for many purposes, including storage (Jos 2:6), rest (2Sa 11:2), sleep (1Sa 9:26), festivals for worship (Ne 8:16-18), and as a private place to pray. When Peter prayed on the rooftop, he was not being like the hypocrites who made sure that they were seen while praying. (Mt 6:5) A parapet around the flat roof likely hid him from view. (De 22:8) The roof was also a place to relax and escape street noise in the evening.​—See study note on Mt 24:17.

      about the sixth hour: That is, about 12:00 noon.​—See study note on Mt 20:3.

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