KJV King James Version
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:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 11:5
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
“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.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Acts 11
2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
4 But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning, and expounded [it] by order unto them, saying,
5 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:
6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
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ἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weἤμηνG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπόλειG4172 · poliscityἸόππῃG2445 · IoppēJoppaπροσευχόμενοςG4336 · proseuchomaito prayκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶδονG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἐκστάσειG1611 · ekstasisamazementὅραμαG3705 · horamavisionκαταβαῖνονG2597 · katabainōto come/go downσκεῦόςG4632 · skeuosvesselτιG5100 · tisoneὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenὀθόνηνG3607 · othonēsheetμεγάληνG3173 · megasgreatτέσσαρσινG5064 · tessaresfourἀρχαῖςG746 · archēbeginningκαθιεμένηνG2524 · kathiēmito lowerἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦ,G3772 · ouranosheavenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goἄχριG891 · achriuntilἐμοῦ·G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
Acts 10:9-32On 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:Amos 8:2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.Ezekiel 2:9And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;Acts 11:5-14I 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:Amos 7:4-7Thus 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.Acts 22:17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;Acts 9:10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.Jeremiah 1:11-14Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.2 Corinthians 12:1-3It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
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