Acts 11:5

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 sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
I	ἐγὼ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
was	ἤμην ḗmēn	G2252	I was
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
city	πόλει polei	G4172	a town (properly · noun — dative singular feminine
Joppa	Ἰόππῃ Ioppē	G2445	Joppe (i.e. Japho) · noun — dative singular feminine, a place
praying	προσευχόμενος proseuchomenos	G4336	to pray to God · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
trance	ἐκστάσει ekstasei	G1611	a displacement of the mind · noun — dative singular feminine
saw	εἶδον eidon	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
vision	ὅραμα horama	G3705	something gazed at · noun — accusative singular neuter
certain	τι ti	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular neuter
vessel	σκεῦός skeuos	G4632	a vessel · noun — accusative singular neuter
descend	καταβαῖνον katabainon	G2597	to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, accusative singular neuter
been	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
great	μεγάλην megalēn	G3173	big (literally or figuratively · adjective — accusative singular feminine
sheet	ὀθόνην othonēn	G3607	a linen cloth · noun — accusative singular feminine
down	καθιεμένην kathiemenēn	G2524	and (to send) · verb — present passive participle, accusative singular feminine
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
heaven	οὐρανοῦ, ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
four	τέσσαρσιν tessarsin	G5064	four · adjective — dative plural feminine
corners	ἀρχαῖς archais	G746	(properly abstract) a commencement · noun — dative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
came	ἦλθεν ēlthen	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
to	ἄχρι achri	G891	(of time) until or (of place) up to · preposition
me	ἐμοῦ emoû	G1700	of me

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Cross-references

Acts 10:9-32 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Amos 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Isra…
Jeremiah 1:11-14 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Ezekiel 2:9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
Amos 7:4-7 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a…
Acts 9:10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here,…
Acts 11:5-14 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 he…
Acts 22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:1-18

The preaching of the gospel to Cornelius was a thing which we poor sinners of the Gentiles have reason to reflect upon with a great deal of joy and thankfulness; for it was the bringing of light to us who sat in darkness. Now it being so great a surprize to the believing as well as the unbelieving Jews, it is worth while to enquire how it was received, and what comments were made upon it. And here we find, I. Intelligence was presently brought of it to the church in Jerusalem, and thereabouts; for Cesarea was not so far from Jerusalem but that they might presently hear of it. Some for good-will, and some for ill-will, would spread the report of it; so that before he himself had returned to J…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 11:3

Thou wentest in . . . But Peter rehearsed the matter, &c.--These objectors scruple not to demand from Peter, though the first among the apostles, an explanation of his conduct; nor is there any insinuation on Peter's part of disrespect towards his authority in that demand--a manifest proof that such authority was unknown both to the complainers and to himself.

Adam Clarke on Acts 11:4

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order - Εξετιθετο αυτοις καθεξης. This is the very style of St. Luke; see his Gospel, Luk 1:3. To remove their prejudice, and to give them the fullest reasons for his conduct, he thought it best to give them a simple relation of the whole affair; which he does, as we have seen in the preceding chapter, with a few additional circumstances here. See the notes before.

John Gill on Acts 11:5

I was in the city of Joppa,.... And so it is called by Josephus (w), and in the Apocrypha: "And he pitched his tents against Joppa: but; they of Joppa shut him out of the city, because Apollonius had a garrison there.'' (1 Maccabees 10:75) "The men of Joppa also did such an ungodly deed: they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt.'' (2 Maccabees 12:3) here he was praying in an house of Simon the tanner, upon the top of it, and about the sixth hour of the day, or twelve o'clock at noon, which was one of the times of prayer with the Jews; See Gill on Acts 10:9, and in a trance…

Dictionary and topics

Clean — The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice of sacrifice.…
Joppa, Or Japho — (beauty), now Jaffa, a town on the southwest coast of Palestine, in the portion of Dan. (Joshua 19:46) Having a harbor attached to it—though always, as still, a dangerous one—it became the port of…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Trance — (Gr. ekstasis, from which the word “ecstasy” is derived) denotes the state of one who is “out of himself.” Such were the trances of Peter and Paul, Acts 10:10; 11:5; 22:17, ecstasies, “a…
Gentiles · CONVERSION OF — CONVERSION OF
Visions · Often communicated: In a trance — Often communicated: In a trance

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 11:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:1-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 11:3

Adam Clarke on Acts 11:4

John Gill on Acts 11:5

Dictionary and topics

Acts 11:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:1-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 11:3

Adam Clarke on Acts 11:4

John Gill on Acts 11:5

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 11:1-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 11:4-17