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Acts 10

Acts 10:11

Peter’s Vision · Acts 10:9–16
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Translations

Modern
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Traditional
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Literal
…and he sees heaven opening and a certain vessel as a great sheet descending, being let down upon the earth by four corners,
Latin
…et vidit cælum apertum, et descendens vas quoddam, velut linteum magnum, quatuor initiis submitti de cælo in terram,

Original

Greek
English
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

Notes

Acts 10:9–16

God gave Peter the same vision three times to confirm it was true (see Genesis 41:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1).

Events

Parallels

Leviticus 11:1–47 Deuteronomy 14:1–21

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Caesarea Centurion Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Cornelius Dietary Laws Jerusalem Council Jesus Christ Joppa Judaizers Nations Peter, the Apostle Simon Tanned, Tanner, Tanning

Topics

Animals: Clean and Unclean Catholicity: Inculcated Defilement: Ceremonial Caused by Eating Unclean Things Dream: Peter's Vision of the Ceremonially Unclean Creatures Joppa: Peter Has a Vision of a Sheet Lowered Down from the Sky, At Missions: General Scriptures Concerning Parables: The Sheet Lowered Down from the Sky (In Peter's Vision) Peter: Has a Vision of a Sheet Containing Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals Reptiles: Unclean and not Eaten Sheet of Peter's Vision Vision of Peter of the Sheet Which Was Lowered from the Sky Visions: To Peter