Parallel Verses
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,
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,
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:
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;
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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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 10:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Has A Vision
10 And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him, 11 and he beheld heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, let down by four corners to the earth, 12 in which were all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth, and birds of heaven.
Cross References
John 1:51
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Matthew 8:11
and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
Matthew 13:47-48
Again; the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, and collecting [fish] of every kind,
Luke 3:21
And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,
John 11:52
and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of God scattered abroad.
John 12:32
and if I am raised on high from the earth I will draw all men to me.
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 to salvation to every one that believes, the Jew first and also the Greek.
Romans 3:29-31
Is God [a God] of the Jews alone? and not also of the gentiles? Yes, also of the gentiles,
Romans 9:4
who are Israelites, whose are the adoption and the glory, and the covenants and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises,
Romans 15:9-12
and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; as it is written, For this cause will I praise thee among nations, and sing to thy name.
Romans 16:25-26
And to him that is able to confirm you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery not revealed in ancient times,
Galatians 2:15
For we Jews by race and not sinners of the gentiles,
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:10
in respect to the dispensation of the fullness of times, to bring all things into one in Christ, the things which are in heaven and the things which are on earth, in him
Ephesians 3:6
that the gentiles are co-heirs and of the same body and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
Colossians 3:11
where there are not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, servant, freeman, but Christ is all things and in all.
Revelation 4:1
AFTER this I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was of a trumpet speaking to me, saying, Come up hither, and I will show you things that must occur hereafter.
Revelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple, and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and great hail.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.