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And saw heauen opened, and a certaine vessell descending vnto him, as it had beene a great sheete, knit at the foure corners, and let downe to the earth:
- 1611 King James Bible
Other Translations of Acts 10:11
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:
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,
- Basic English Bible
And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,
- Darby Bible
Ac 10:11-15 Saw heaven opened. The meaning of the vision is plain. Peter was hungry (Ac 10:10). He saw, let down from heaven, all kinds of animals, those ceremonially unclean and prohibited by the Mosaic law, as well as others (Ac 10:11,12), and was told to kill and eat (Ac 10:13). When he answered that he had never eaten anything "common" (as opposed to holy) and "unclean" (Ac 10:14), that is, forbidden by Moses, he was told that what God had cleansed was not common or unclean (Ac 10:15). This could only mean that the ceremonial distinctions of the law were abrogated (Le 11:2-45 De 14:3-21). It was at this time that the messengers from a Gentile, one of a class, with which even Peter would not eat, yet for which Christ had died, presented themselves (Ac 10:21). The object of the vision was to show Peter that it was the will of the Lord that he should go.
- People's Bible
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
- Webster's Bible
The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be an enormous sail was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners.
- Weymouth Bible
He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
- World English Bible
and he say heuene openyd, and a vessel comynge doun, as a greet scheet with foure corneris, to be lette doun fro heuene in to erthe,
- Wycliffe Bible
and he doth behold the heaven opened, and descending unto him a certain vessel, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down upon the earth,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Acts 10:11
10:11 Tied at the corners - Not all in one knot, but each fastened as it were up to heaven.
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