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Acts 10:11

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He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

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Acts 10:11 in other translations

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:

Acts 10:11 · American Standard Version

Acts 10:11 in context

  1. 9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
  2. 10He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
  3. 11He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
  4. 12in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
  5. 13A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”