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Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now this took place for three times, and immediately the vessel was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And this happened three times; and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And this happened three times and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and suddenly the object was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This happened three times before the sheet was suddenly taken back to heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken into the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This happened three times, and then the thing was taken back up into heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and again the sheet was taken back up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This was done thrice: and the vessel was received again into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This was done three times, and immediately the thing was received up into heaven. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and this was done three times, and again was the vessel received up to Heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now this took place for three times, and immediately the vessel was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this was for thrice: and again was the vessel taken up into heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And this was done thrice; and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now this was done three times. And immediately the container was taken up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This happened the third time: then the cloth was lifted up to the heaven.<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 />This happened three times and the garment was taken up to Heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />This was done the third time; and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and this took place the third time; and immediately the vessel was received up into the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />This was thrice repeated: and the vessel was again taken up into heaven.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />this was done thrice: and then the sheet was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Now this happened three times, and straightway the vessel was taken up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />This was done thrice, and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/10-16.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=3205" 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">15</span>The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">This</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">happened</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/5151.htm" title="5151: tris (Adv) -- Three times. Adverb from treis; three times.">three times,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: euthys (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.">all at once</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4632.htm" title="4632: skeuos (N-NNS) -- A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).">sheet</a> <a href="/greek/353.htm" title="353: anelēmphthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away. From ana and lambano; to take up.">was taken back up</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- 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: ouranon (N-AMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.…<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="/acts/11-9.htm">Acts 11:9-10</a></span><br />But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ / This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Genesis 41:32</a></span><br />Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.<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/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-47</a></span><br />The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</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/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<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="/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_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4-5</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<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="/john/18-28.htm">John 18:28</a></span><br />Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.<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">This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.</p><p class="hdg">thrice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Genesis 41:32</a></b></br> And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; <i>it is</i> because the thing <i>is</i> established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-17.htm">John 21:17</a></b></br> He saith unto him the third time, Simon, <i>son</i> of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">2 Corinthians 13:1</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the third <i>time</i> I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/2-9.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/9-34.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Object</a> <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/9-19.htm">Received</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Sail</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Sheet</a> <a href="/acts/9-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/acts/10-3.htm">Three</a> <a href="/john/13-38.htm">Thrice</a> <a href="/acts/10-7.htm">Times</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/11-10.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/10-33.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Object</a> <a href="/acts/10-33.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Received</a> <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Sail</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Sheet</a> <a href="/acts/10-31.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/acts/10-19.htm">Three</a> <a href="/acts/11-10.htm">Thrice</a> <a href="/acts/11-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Vessel</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>This happened three times</b><br>The repetition of the vision three times emphasizes its importance and certainty, a common biblical pattern for establishing truth (<a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Genesis 41:32</a>). In Jewish culture, the number three often signifies completeness or divine perfection. This repetition underscores the significance of the message Peter is receiving, which is a radical shift in understanding the inclusion of Gentiles in God's plan. It also mirrors Peter's earlier threefold denial of Christ and subsequent threefold restoration (<a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a>), highlighting themes of redemption and transformation.<p><b>and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven</b><br>The sheet being taken back into heaven signifies the divine origin and authority of the vision. Heaven is often depicted as the realm of God, and the return of the sheet there indicates that the message is from God Himself. This imagery connects to other biblical instances where divine messages or visions are shown to have heavenly origins, such as Jacob's ladder (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>) and the ascension of Jesus (<a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9</a>). The sheet's removal also suggests the completion of the vision's purpose, emphasizing that Peter must now act on the revelation he has received. This moment foreshadows the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, aligning with the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where God’s salvation is extended to the ends of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' apostles, who is staying in Joppa at the house of Simon the tanner. He is the central figure in this vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa</a></b><br>A port city where Peter is residing. It is significant as a place of transition and revelation for Peter.<br><br>3. <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, symbolizing the breaking of Jewish dietary laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The origin and destination of the sheet, indicating divine authority and the heavenly source of the vision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/threefold_repetition.htm">Threefold Repetition</a></b><br>The vision occurs three times, emphasizing its importance and the certainty of God's message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation_and_repetition.htm">Divine Revelation and Repetition</a></b><br>God often uses repetition to emphasize the importance of His messages. We should be attentive to recurring themes in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The vision signifies the breaking down of Jewish-Gentile barriers. As Christians, we are called to embrace all people, recognizing the unity we have in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a></b><br>Peter's willingness to accept the vision's message challenges us to be open to God's leading, even when it challenges our preconceived notions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God's Timing</a></b><br>The timing of the vision, just before Cornelius' men arrive, shows God's perfect timing in orchestrating His plans. We should trust in God's timing in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_religious_sensitivity.htm">Cultural and Religious Sensitivity</a></b><br>While the vision abolishes dietary laws, it also teaches us to be sensitive to cultural and religious backgrounds, seeking unity without compromising the gospel.<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/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'my_hour'.htm">What does the Trinity mean in Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_augsburg_confession's_beliefs.htm">What are the core beliefs of the Augsburg Confession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_trinity_visible_in_heaven.htm">Is the Trinity visible in heaven?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">This was done thrice.</span>--The three-fold repetition was at once general and personal in its significance. It was mystically the token of a complete ratification of the truth proclaimed. It reminded him of the three fold command, "Feed My sheep," and taught him to take a wider range of work in obeying it (<a href="/context/john/21-15.htm" title="So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, love you me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.">John 21:15-17</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="accented">And this</span> for <span class="accented">this</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">straightway the vessel</span> for <span class="accented">the vessel</span>... <span class="accented">again</span>, A.V. and T.R. <span class="cmt_word">This was done thrice</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> as is clear from the previous "the second time;" the same voice addressed to him the third time a direction to eat. The repetition three times of the same injunction was to give certainty (comp. Gem 41:32). For the repetition of the same words, comp. <a href="/matthew/26-44.htm">Matthew 26:44</a>. The receiving of the vessel again into heaven merely indicated the termination of the vision. The interpretation of it was to follow ver. 19 and following verses (see especially ver. 28), and was further emphasized by what is related in vers. 44-46 and <a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Acts 11:15-17</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/10-16.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">This</span><br /><span class="grk">Τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(Touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">happened</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγένετο</span> <span class="translit">(egeneto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three times,</span><br /><span class="grk">τρίς</span> <span class="translit">(tris)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5151.htm">Strong's 5151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three times. Adverb from treis; three times.</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">all at once</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐθὺς</span> <span class="translit">(euthys)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2112.htm">Strong's 2112: </a> </span><span class="str2">Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter 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">[sheet]</span><br /><span class="grk">σκεῦος</span> <span class="translit">(skeuos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4632.htm">Strong's 4632: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was taken back up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνελήμφθη</span> <span class="translit">(anelēmphthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_353.htm">Strong's 353: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away. From ana and lambano; to take up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven.</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανόν</span> <span class="translit">(ouranon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative 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/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/10-16.htm">Acts 10:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/10-16.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 10:16 This was done three times and immediately (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/10-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 10:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 10:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/10-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 10:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 10:17" /></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>