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href="/bsb/acts/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and birds of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and on it were all <i>kinds of</i> four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and there were in it all <i>kinds of</i> four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and there were in it all <i>kinds of</i> four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and it contained all <i>kinds of</i> four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In it were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, and the birds of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In it were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, and the birds of the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and birds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and fowls of the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the sheet were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and wild birds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, crawling creatures and birds of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles and birds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and birds of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />on which were all four-footed beasts, and the crawling things of the earth and the flying things of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In it were all the earth’s four-legged animals and reptiles and the birds of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there were in it all kind of fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And there were in it all kinds of four footed animals and creeping things of The Earth and birds of the sky;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />In this were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />in which were all quadrupeds, and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />in which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />in it were all sorts of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles and birds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />in which were all the four-footed beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />in which were all kinds of four-footed creatures, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3176" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Peter's Vision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><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.">It contained</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DNS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/5225.htm" title="5225: hypērchen (V-IIA-3S) -- To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb)."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all kinds of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5074.htm" title="5074: tetrapoda (Adj-NNP) -- Four-footed. From tessares and pous; a quadruped.">four-footed animals</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2062.htm" title="2062: herpeta (N-NNP) -- Neuter of a derivative of herpo; a reptile, i.e. (compare remes) a small animal.">reptiles</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">as well as</a> <a href="/greek/4071.htm" title="4071: peteina (N-NNP) -- A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird.">birds</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.">of</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.">the air.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Genesis 7:8-9</a></span><br />The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground / came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Leviticus 11:2-47</a></span><br />“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. / But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-20</a></span><br />You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-3.htm">Daniel 7:3-6</a></span><br />Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others: / The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man. / Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20-21</a></span><br />On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar. / Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Mark 7:14-19</a></span><br />Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: / Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” / If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Luke 11:41</a></span><br />But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Acts 11:5-10</a></span><br />“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. / I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. / Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-26</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Wherein were all manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Genesis 7:8,9</a></b></br> Of clean beasts, and of beasts that <i>are</i> not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></b></br> The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></b></br> The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust <i>shall be</i> the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Air</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-14.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-14.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Fourfooted</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Four-Footed</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/9-39.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Quadrupeds</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Reptiles</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/luke/15-13.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Air</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/romans/2-14.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Fourfooted</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Four-Footed</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Quadrupeds</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Reptiles</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-11.htm">who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-17.htm">and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-44.htm">the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/10.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/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It contained all kinds of four-footed animals</b><br>This phrase refers to the vision Peter had, which included a variety of animals. In the Jewish context, the Law of Moses, particularly in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, outlines which animals are considered clean and unclean. The presence of "all kinds" suggests a mix of both clean and unclean animals, challenging Peter's understanding of dietary laws. This vision symbolizes the breaking down of Jewish dietary restrictions, pointing to the inclusion of Gentiles in the Christian faith. Theologically, it signifies the new covenant in Christ, where the old ceremonial laws are fulfilled and transcended.<p><b>and reptiles of the earth</b><br>Reptiles, according to Jewish law, were considered unclean (<a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Leviticus 11:29-30</a>). Their inclusion in the vision emphasizes the radical nature of the message Peter is receiving. This challenges the traditional Jewish purity laws and foreshadows the acceptance of Gentiles, who were often seen as unclean by Jewish standards. Theologically, it underscores the universality of the Gospel, which is not limited by previous cultural or religious boundaries.<p><b>as well as birds of the air</b><br>Birds, like four-footed animals, were also subject to clean and unclean distinctions in Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Leviticus 11:13-19</a>). The inclusion of birds in the vision further illustrates the comprehensive nature of the message. This vision is a divine revelation that God's salvation through Jesus Christ is available to all humanity, transcending previous divisions. The imagery of birds, often used in scripture to symbolize freedom and the Spirit, may also suggest the liberating power of the Gospel. This aligns with the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>, where God's house is described as a house of prayer for all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle who receives the vision. He is a key figure in the early church and is known for his leadership among the apostles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius.htm">Cornelius</a></b><br>A Roman centurion who is devout and God-fearing. His household is the first Gentile group to receive the Holy Spirit, marking a significant event in the spread of the Gospel to non-Jews.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa</a></b><br>The place where Peter is staying when he receives the vision. It is a coastal city in Judea.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_the_sheet.htm">Vision of the Sheet</a></b><br>A divine vision given to Peter, where a sheet containing various animals is lowered from heaven. This vision challenges Jewish dietary laws and signifies the inclusion of Gentiles in God's salvation plan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/caesarea.htm">Caesarea</a></b><br>The city where Cornelius resides. It is a significant location for Roman administration and a place where the Gospel begins to reach the Gentiles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_revelation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Revelation</a></b><br>God chooses to reveal His plans and purposes in His timing. Peter's vision is a divine revelation that expands the understanding of God's salvation plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The vision signifies the breaking down of cultural and religious barriers. In Christ, there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Peter's willingness to go to Cornelius' house demonstrates obedience to God's call, even when it challenges personal and cultural norms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>The Gospel is for all people, regardless of background or ethnicity. This passage encourages believers to reach out beyond their comfort zones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_of_understanding.htm">Transformation of Understanding</a></b><br>Peter's vision challenges and transforms his understanding of purity and God's acceptance. Believers are called to be open to God's transformative work in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/peter's_visions_of_heaven_and_hell.htm">What visions of heaven and hell does Peter experience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_pleasant_words_like_a_honeycomb.htm">Can you trample on snakes and scorpions safely?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">All manner of four-footed beasts . . .</span>--The classification seems to imply the sheep, the oxen, or the swine that were used as food by the Gentiles, as coming under this head, the deer and goats, and conies and hares under that of "wild beasts." Stress in each case is laid upon there being "all manner" of each class, those that were allowed, and those also that were forbidden by the Jewish law.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> <span class="accented">- Beasts and creeping things of the earth</span> for <span class="accented">beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things</span>, A.V. and T.R.; <span class="accented">heaven</span> for <span class="accented">air</span>, A.V. The distinction between clean and unclean was very sharply drawn in the Levitical Law (<a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>; see especially vers. 41-44 and Leviticus 20:25; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-20</a>). Peter's astonishment must, therefore, have been exceeding great at the command to slay and eat. And so his answer in ver. 14 shows. And yet our Lord had taught him the same truth (<a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10-20</a>, or still more distinctly <a href="/mark/8-14.htm">Mark 8:14-23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">It contained</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all kinds of</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">four-footed animals</span><br /><span class="grk">τετράποδα</span> <span class="translit">(tetrapoda)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5074.htm">Strong's 5074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four-footed. From tessares and pous; a quadruped.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">reptiles</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑρπετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(herpeta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2062.htm">Strong's 2062: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of a derivative of herpo; a reptile, i.e. (compare remes) a small animal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earth,</span><br /><span class="grk">γῆς</span> <span class="translit">(gēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">birds</span><br /><span class="grk">πετεινὰ</span> <span class="translit">(peteina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4071.htm">Strong's 4071: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the air.</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(ouranou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 10:12 In which were all kinds of four-footed (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/10-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 10:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 10:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/10-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 10:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 10:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>