Acts Chapter 9 verse 43 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
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And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.
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And it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
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And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
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It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
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and it came to pass, that he remained many days in Joppa, with a certain one, Simon a tanner.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 43. - Abode for tarried, A.V. Many days (ἡμέρας ἱκανάς); the same phrase as ver. 23; spoken of a time of indeterminate length. Here probably it means some months, luring which Peter would be evangelizing the whole neighborhood. The Jews are said to have considered the trade of a tanner unclean; but if this were so, it would not be safe to infer that Peter was already indifferent to ceremonial uncleanness. We know he was not so (Acts 10:14), but probably in his line of life he could not act up to all the nicer distinctions of the strictest Pharisees.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(43) Many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.--Either as bringing with it, through contact with the carcases and hides of dead beasts, the risks of ceremonial defilement, or being generally a repulsive and noisome business, the occupation was one from which the stricter Jews generally shrunk. The Rabbis held that if a tanner about to marry concealed his occupation from his intended wife, the concealment was of the nature of a fraud that invalidated the contract (Sch?ttgen, Hor. Heb., in loc.). In taking up his abode with one of this calling, Peter must accordingly have been taking one step in advance towards greater freedom. He had learnt, partially at least, the lesson which his Master had taught as to that which alone can bring with it real defilement (Mark 7:17-23), and was thus being trained for a fuller illumination. We have no data for determining the length of time implied in the "many days." In Acts 9:23, as we have seen, the words covered a period of nearly three years.
