“"And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter." Lest they should come to a different person, he designates the man not only by his surname, but by the place.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 22
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5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
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3He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
— Acts 10:5 —
6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;