Acts 10:9

New American Bible - revised edition

The next day, while they were on their way and nearing the city, Peter went up to the roof terrace to pray at about noontime.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David rose from his bed and strolled about on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof he saw a woman bathing; she was very beautiful.

Psalm 55:17

But I will call upon God, and the Lord will save me.

Jeremiah 19:13

And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Topheth, all the houses upon whose roofs they burnt incense to the whole host of heaven and poured out libations to other gods.

Jeremiah 32:29

The Chaldeans who are attacking this city shall go in and set the city on fire, burning it and the houses, on whose roofs incense was burned to Baal and libations were poured out to other gods in order to provoke me.

Daniel 6:10

So King Darius signed the prohibition into law.

Zephaniah 1:5

And those who bow down on the roofs to the host of heaven, And those who bow down to the Lord but swear by Milcom;

Matthew 20:5

So they went off. [And] he went out again around noon, and around three o’clock, and did likewise.

Matthew 24:17

a person on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house,

Matthew 27:45

From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Matthew 6:6

But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

Mark 1:35

Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.

Mark 6:46

And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.

Acts 10:3

One afternoon about three o’clock, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God come in to him and say to him, “Cornelius.”

Acts 6:4

whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Ephesians 6:18

With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones

1 Timothy 2:8

It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.

1 Samuel 9:25

When they came down from the high place into the city, a mattress was spread for Saul on the roof,