Acts 11:13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,
The setting
Jerusalem, ~41 AD. Peter stands before Jewish church leaders, defending his shocking decision to enter a Gentile home in Caesarea, Israel...
The emotion here: defensive but confident in what he witnessed
The original word
angelos (ἄγγελος) — messenger, one sent with divine authority
Why it matters
Roman centurions like Cornelius commanded 100 soldiers and were middle-management in the empire
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 11:13
Peter is being interrogated by his own people for breaking Jewish law
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about Cornelius getting saved, but it's actually Peter on trial for breaking centuries of Jewish law by eating with Gentiles.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 11:13
Bible Genome reading
Acts 11:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 11:13 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 35% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include angelic visitation, divine instruction. Notable phrases: seen the angel; Send to Joppa.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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