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Acts 11:5 KJV
Acts · chapter 11 · verse 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:Acts 11:5 · King James Version
Acts 11:5 in context
3Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
4But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
5I 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:
6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
7And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prayingproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- descendkatabainōto go down, come down, descend, the place from which one has come down from, to come…G2597 →
- tranceekstasisany casting down of a thing from its proper place or state, displacement, a throwing of…G1611 →
- visionhoramathat which is seen, spectacle, a sight divinely granted in an ecstasy or in a sleep, a…G3705 →
- vesselskeuosa vessel, an implement, in the plural, household utensils, domestic gear, the tackle and…G4632 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-18