Acts 11:5

As I was in Joppa, praying, I saw in vision, that a certain vessel descended, which was like a sheet, and it was tied at its four corners; and it descended from heaven and came to me.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

4And Simon began to address them methodically:

6And I looked upon it, and I saw that in it were fourfooted animals, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of heaven.

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Cross References

Acts 10:9And the next day, as they travelled the road and approached the city, Simon ascended the roof to pray, at the sixth hour.

Acts 22:17And I returned and came hither to Jerusalem. And I prayed in the temple.

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:2-19

Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 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… Read the whole commentary →

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