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I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. <a href="/nlt/acts/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. <a href="/esv/acts/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. <a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me. <a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four corners, and it came down as far as me. <a href="/kjv/acts/11.htm">King James Bible</a> I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: <a href="/nkjv/acts/11.htm">New King James Version</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. <a href="/nasb_/acts/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was, <a href="/nasb/acts/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me, <a href="/nasb77/acts/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me, <a href="/lsb/acts/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from heaven, and it came right down to me, <a href="/amp/acts/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision of an object coming down from heaven, like a huge sheet being lowered by the four corners; and [it descended until] it came right down to me, <a href="/csb/acts/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a trance, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me. <a href="/hcsb/acts/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a visionary state, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me. <a href="/asv/acts/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me: <a href="/cev/acts/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I was in the town of Joppa and was praying when I fell sound asleep and had a vision. I saw heaven open, and something like a huge sheet held by its four corners came down to me. <a href="/erv/acts/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me: <a href="/gwt/acts/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "I was praying in the city of Joppa when I fell into a trance. I saw something like a large linen sheet being lowered by its four corners from the sky. The sheet came near me. <a href="/gnt/acts/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> "While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I had a vision. I saw something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it stopped next to me. <a href="/isv/acts/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I was in the town of Joppa praying when in a trance I saw a vision: Something like a large linen sheet descended down from heaven, lowered by its four corners, and it came right down to me. <a href="/msb/acts/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me. <a href="/net/acts/11.htm">NET Bible</a> "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me. <a href="/nheb/acts/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me. <a href="/wbt/acts/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: <a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me. <a href="/web/acts/11.htm">World English Bible</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of Heaven, and it came to me; <a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four corners, and it came down as far as me. <a href="/ylt/acts/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of the heaven, and it came unto me; <a href="/slt/acts/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I was in the city Joppa, praying: and in a deep trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descending as a great linen napkin, let down from heaven by four beginnings; and it came even to me:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even unto me. <a href="/cpdv/acts/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw, in an ecstasy of mind, a vision: a certain container descending, like a great linen sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. And it drew near to me. <a href="/nabre/acts/11.htm">New American Bible</a> “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As I was praying in Joppa, I saw in a vision something like a linen cloth descending from the sky, and it was tied at its four corners; and it came even to me. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “When I was praying at Joppa, I saw in a vision a garment descending which was like a linen and was tied at the four corners, and it was coming down from the sky and it came unto me.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I was in the city of Joppa, praying; and, while in a trance, I saw a vision, some vessel like a great sheet, descending, let down from heaven by the four corners; and it came even to me. <a href="/godbey/acts/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> I was praying in the city Joppa: and I saw a vision in an ecstasy, A certain vessel, like a great sheet, descending from the heaven, sitting down by four rope ends; and came even unto me: <a href="/haweis/acts/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I was in the city of Joppa praying and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel descending as a vast sheet let down from heaven by its four corners; and it came close to me: <a href="/mace/acts/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> saying, as I was at prayers in Joppa, I saw something like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, which descended from heaven, and came just to me. <a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me. <a href="/worrell/acts/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> "I was in the city of Joppa, praying: and, in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as a large sheet, let down out of the heaven by four corners; and it came close to me: <a href="/worsley/acts/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa; and in a trance I saw a vision, some thing like a large sheet descending from heaven, let down by the four corners; and it came close to me. <a href="/parallel/acts/11-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Peter's Report at Jerusalem</a> …4But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events: 5<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēmēn (V-IIM-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polei (N-DFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">the city</a> <a href="/greek/2445.htm" title="2445: Ioppē (N-DFS) -- Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Joppe, a place in Palestine.">of Joppa</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: proseuchomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">praying,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1611.htm" title="1611: ekstasei (N-DFS) -- From existemi; a displacement of the mind, i.e. Bewilderment, ecstasy.">a trance</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I saw</a> <a href="/greek/3705.htm" title="3705: horama (N-ANS) -- A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. From horao; something gazed at, i.e. A spectacle.">a vision</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">of something</a> <a href="/greek/4632.htm" title="4632: skeuos (N-ANS) -- A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband)."></a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalēn (Adj-AFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a large</a> <a href="/greek/3607.htm" title="3607: othonēn (N-AFS) -- A linen cloth, a sheet, sail. Of uncertain affinity; a linen cloth, i.e. a sail.">sheet</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabainon (V-PPA-ANS) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend."></a> <a href="/greek/2524.htm" title="2524: kathiemenēn (V-PPM/P-AFS) -- To send, let down, lower. From kata; and hiemi; to lower.">being let down</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/5064.htm" title="5064: tessarsin (Adj-DFP) -- Four. Or neuter tessara a plural number; four.">by its four</a> <a href="/greek/746.htm" title="746: archais (N-DFP) -- From archomai; a commencement, or chief.">corners,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">it came right down to</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me.</a> 6I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a> The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ... <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a> He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a> Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. <a href="/acts/15-7.htm">Acts 15:7-9</a> After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. / And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. / He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith. <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17-21</a> Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ... <a href="/acts/9-10.htm">Acts 9:10-12</a> In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. / “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. / In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” <a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a> During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a> ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/acts/26-19.htm">Acts 26:19</a> So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a> And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a> In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19</a> During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:was.<a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-18</a> 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: … in a.<a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17</a> And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;<a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm">2 Corinthians 12:1-3</a> It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord… and it.<a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11-14</a> Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree… <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9</a> And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;<a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Amos 7:4-7</a> Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Container</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/john/1-33.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/acts/9-32.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Enormous</a> <a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/10-30.htm">Four</a> <a href="/acts/10-27.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/10-32.htm">Jaffa</a> <a href="/acts/10-32.htm">Joppa</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Object</a> <a href="/acts/10-30.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/acts/10-30.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/acts/10-35.htm">Right</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Sheet</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Something</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Trance</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/acts/10-19.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/12-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Container</a> <a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/romans/10-7.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/acts/16-8.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/james/3-15.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Enormous</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/acts/11-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Jaffa</a> <a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Joppa</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/acts/24-19.htm">Object</a> <a href="/acts/14-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/acts/12-5.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/acts/12-9.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Sheet</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Something</a> <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Trance</a> <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/acts/12-9.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 11</div>1. <a href="/acts/11-1.htm">Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,</a> 5. <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">makes his defense;</a> 18. <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">which is accepted.</a> 19. <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, </a> 22. <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Barnabas is sent to confirm them.</a> 26. <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.</a> 27. <a href="/acts/11-27.htm">They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I was in the city of Joppa praying Joppa, known today as Jaffa, is an ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast. It is historically significant as the place where Jonah attempted to flee from God's command (<a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>). In the New Testament, Joppa is where Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (<a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-42</a>). The act of praying indicates Peter's devotion and openness to divine guidance, a common practice among early Christians seeking God's will.and in a trance I saw a vision The trance state suggests a supernatural experience, often used by God to communicate important messages (<a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10</a>). Visions are a recurring method of divine revelation in Scripture, seen in the experiences of prophets like Daniel (<a href="/daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7:1</a>) and apostles like Paul (<a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9</a>). This indicates the importance of the message Peter is about to receive.of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners The sheet symbolizes the universality of God's message, with the four corners possibly representing the four corners of the earth, indicating the global scope of the Gospel. The descent from heaven signifies divine origin and authority. This imagery challenges Jewish dietary laws and foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles into the faith, aligning with prophecies of a universal kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>).and it came right down to me The personal nature of the vision emphasizes Peter's role in the unfolding plan of God. It signifies a direct and personal revelation, underscoring Peter's leadership in the early church and his pivotal role in the acceptance of Gentiles. This moment is a turning point, leading to the baptism of Cornelius and his household (<a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Acts 10:44-48</a>), fulfilling Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle who is recounting his vision to the believers in Jerusalem. He is a central figure in the early church and a key leader among the apostles. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa</a> A coastal city in ancient Israel, known today as Jaffa, part of modern-day Tel Aviv. It is significant as the place where Peter received his vision. 3. <a href="/topical/v/vision_of_the_sheet.htm">Vision of the Sheet</a> A divine revelation given to Peter, symbolizing the inclusion of Gentiles into the Christian faith. The sheet contained various animals, representing the breaking down of Jewish dietary laws and the acceptance of all people. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The origin of the vision, indicating divine authority and the will of God being revealed to Peter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trance.htm">Trance</a> A state of spiritual awareness or ecstasy in which Peter received the vision, highlighting the supernatural nature of the revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation.htm">Divine Revelation</a> God communicates His will through visions and spiritual experiences. We should be open to receiving guidance from God in various forms. <a href="/topical/b/breaking_barriers.htm">Breaking Barriers</a> The vision signifies the breaking down of cultural and religious barriers. As Christians, we are called to embrace diversity and unity in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_openness.htm">Prayer and Openness</a> Peter was in prayer when he received the vision. Regular prayer cultivates a heart that is open to God's leading and new understandings. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_will.htm">Obedience to God’s Will</a> Peter’s willingness to act on the vision demonstrates the importance of obedience to God’s revelations, even when they challenge our preconceived notions. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity in the Gospel</a> The vision underscores the universal nature of the Gospel. We are called to share the message of Christ with all people, regardless of their background.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 11</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_acts_11_5-10_with_science.htm">How do we reconcile Peter’s vision of unclean animals in Acts 11:5–10 with scientific evidence about dietary laws and hygiene at that time? </a> <a href="/q/does_peter's_vision_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">Acts 10:9-16 - Does Peter's vision about eating unclean animals contradict Leviticus 11 and God's previous dietary laws?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_cornelius_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Cornelius in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) It came even to me.--The variations in the narrative are few and of little importance. There is, perhaps, a touch of the vividness of personal recollection in the description of the sheet as coming "even to me," as compared with its being let down "to the earth" in <a href="/acts/10-11.htm" title="And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending on him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:">Acts 10:11</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Descending for descend, A.V.; were for had been, A.V.; unto for to, A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/11-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. was ἤμην (ēmēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] city πόλει (polei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. of Joppa Ἰόππῃ (Ioppē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2445.htm">Strong's 2445: </a> Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Joppe, a place in Palestine. praying, προσευχόμενος (proseuchomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a trance ἐκστάσει (ekstasei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1611.htm">Strong's 1611: </a> From existemi; a displacement of the mind, i.e. Bewilderment, 'ecstasy'. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. a vision ὅραμα (horama) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3705.htm">Strong's 3705: </a> A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. From horao; something gazed at, i.e. A spectacle. [of] something τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a large μεγάλην (megalēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. sheet ὀθόνην (othonēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3607.htm">Strong's 3607: </a> A linen cloth, a sheet, sail. Of uncertain affinity; a linen cloth, i.e. a sail. being let down καθιεμένην (kathiemenēn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2524.htm">Strong's 2524: </a> To send, let down, lower. From kata; and hiemi; to lower. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. by [its] four τέσσαρσιν (tessarsin) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5064.htm">Strong's 5064: </a> Four. Or neuter tessara a plural number; four. corners, ἀρχαῖς (archais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_746.htm">Strong's 746: </a> From archomai; a commencement, or chief. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. it came right down to ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. me. ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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