Acts 11:5

Acts 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

Context of Acts 11:5

3saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4Peter began to explain to them step by step, “I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a trance, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me. 6When I looked closely and considered it, I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. 7I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’

Acts 11:5 word by word

ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of JoppaἸόππηIoppē · JoppaG2445
• prayingπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a tranceἔκστασιςekstasis · amazementG1611
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a visionὅραμαhorama · visionG3705
• A certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• vesselσκεῦοςskeuos · vesselG4632
• descendκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• as it had beenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• sheetὀθόνηothonē · sheetG3607
• let downκαθίημιkathiēmi · to lowerG2524
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• by fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
• cornersἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• it cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• even toἄχριachri achris · untilG891

Cross-references for Acts 11:5

• Acts 10:9The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the roof about noon.
• Acts 22:17“After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
• 2 Corinthians 12:1Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 1:11Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
• Ezekiel 2:9So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and there was a written scroll in it.
• Amos 7:4The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
• Amos 8:2He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” The Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel; I will no longer spare them.

Commentaries on Acts 11:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 See Acts 10:9-33.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-17Peter reviewed what had happened. He explained that God had directed the whole series of events (11:12). Peter ate with Gentiles (non-Jews) because God made it evident that he should (11:4–12). Peter then saw the Holy Spirit come upon the Gentiles, realizing God accepted and blessed them like Jews who trusted in Jesus (11:15–17; see 1:5). Peter followed God's will by admitting Gentiles to the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:5

• Gentiles
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Joppa
• Joppa, or Japho
• Arise
• Clean
• Contend
• Peter
• Rehearse
• Trance
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings