Parallel Verses
American Standard 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:
New American Standard Bible
and he *saw
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
He saw heaven opened
International Standard Version
and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground.
A Conservative Version
And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth,
Amplified
and he saw the sky opened up, and an
An Understandable Version
and could see the sky open up and a huge sheet-like container being lowered to the ground by its four corners.
Anderson New Testament
and he saw heaven opened, and some vessel, like a great sheet, descending, bound by the four corners, and let down to the earth.
Bible in Basic English
And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,
Common New Testament
and he saw heaven opened, and something descending, like a great sheet, let down by four corners to the earth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
when he saw the heaven open, and something descending in the form of a great sheet, ty'd at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Darby Translation
and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;
Godbey New Testament
and he saw the heaven open, and a certain vessel like a great sheet came down, and resting upon the earth with four rope ends:
Goodspeed New Testament
and saw the sky opened and a thing like a great sheet coming down, lowered to the ground by the four corners,
John Wesley New Testament
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, descending to him, and let down on the earth:
Julia Smith Translation
And he sees heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great linen napkin fastened at the four beginnings, and laid down upon the earth:
King James 2000
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet held at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,
Modern King James verseion
And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel like a sheet coming down to him, being bound at the four corners and let down to the earth;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel come down unto him, as it had been a great sheet, knit at the four corners, and was let down to the earth,
Moffatt New Testament
He saw heaven open and a vessel coming down, like a huge sheet lowered by the four corners to the earth,
Montgomery New Testament
He beheld the sky opened, and a vessel descending like an enormous sail let down to earth by four corners.
NET Bible
He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.
New Heart English Bible
He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
Noyes New Testament
and he beheld heaven opened, and a sort of vessel descending, as it were a large sheet having cords at the four corners, and let down upon the earth;
Sawyer New Testament
and he beheld heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, let down by four corners to the earth,
The Emphasized Bible
And he beholdeth heaven opened, and, corning down, a kind of vessel, like a large linen cloth, by its four corners, being let down upon the earth,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he saw heaven opened, and there descended to him a certain vessel, as a great sheet with chains at the four corners, and resting upon the earth:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.
Webster
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:
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
and saw the sky opened, and something like a great sheet coming down, lowered to the earth by the four corners,
World English Bible
He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
Worrell New Testament
and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth;
Worsley New Testament
and some thing descending to him, like a great sheet tied at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Eating unclean things
Dream » Instances of » Peter's vision of the ceremonially unclean creatures
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » Opened
Joppa » Peter has a vision of a sheet lowered down from the sky, at
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
Vision » Of peter » Of the sheet which was lowered from the sky
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Katabaino
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 10:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Has A Vision
10 and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance; 11 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: 12 wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.
Cross References
John 1:51
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Isaiah 11:6-14
And the wolf 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.
Isaiah 19:23-25
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.
Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
Isaiah 56:8
The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered.
Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month , in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Matthew 13:47-48
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Luke 3:21
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
John 11:52
and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.
Acts 7:56
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 3:29-31
Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
Romans 9:4
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;
Romans 15:9-12
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
Romans 16:25-26
Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,
Galatians 2:15
We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
Galatians 3:28
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:10
unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say,
Ephesians 3:6
to wit , that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
Colossians 3:11
where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
Revelation 4:1
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.
Revelation 11:19
And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteous he doth judge and make war.