Acts 10:11 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:11

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"A certain vessel descending to him, as it were a great sheet." The foremost of the apostles, Peter, had need of a Divine revelation concerning the calling of the Gentiles to the Christian faith, because he did not know that circumcision and uncircumcision make no …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is knit at the four corners, to receive those from all parts of the world that are willing to be added to it; and to retain and keep those safe that are taken into it, that they may not fall out; and in this we find some of all countries, nations, and languages, without any distinction of Greek or Jew, or any disadvantage put upon Barbarian or Scythian, Col. iii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And saw heaven opened - Act 7:56. See the notes on Mat 3:16. This language is derived from a common mode of speaking in the Hebrew Scriptures, as if the sky above us was a solid, vast expanse, and as if it were opened to present an opportunity for anything to descend. It is language that is highly figurative. And a certain vessel - See the notes on Act 9:15. As it had been - It is important to mark this expression.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
θεωρεῖ	theōrei	he beholds	G2334 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
οὐρανὸν	ouranon	heaven	G3772 →
ἀνεῳγμένον	aneōgmenon	opened	G455 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
καταβαῖνον	katabainon	descending	G2597 →
σκεῦός	skeuos	a vessel	G4632 →
τι	ti	certain	G5100 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὀθόνην	othonēn	a sheet	G3607 →
μεγάλην	megalēn	great	G3173 →
τέσσαρσιν	tessarsin	by four	G5064 →
ἀρχαῖς	archais	corners	G746 →
καθιέμενον	kathiemenon	being let down	G2524 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γῆς·	gēs	earth;	G1093 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:51
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
leads to
- Genesis 28:12
  And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
- Acts 7:56
  “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
Through
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
leads to
- Numbers 24:17
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Psalms 60:7
  Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
Through
Ephesians 3:6
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- Galatians 3:26–29
  You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Through
Isaiah 56:8
Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
leads to
- John 10:16
  I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.