Acts 10:16
New International Version
This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

New Living Translation
The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.

English Standard Version
This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.

Berean Standard Bible
This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

Berean Literal Bible
Now this took place for three times, and immediately the vessel was taken up into heaven.

King James Bible
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

New King James Version
This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.

New American Standard Bible
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

NASB 1995
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

NASB 1977
And this happened three times; and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

Legacy Standard Bible
And this happened three times and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

Amplified Bible
This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

Christian Standard Bible
This happened three times, and suddenly the object was taken up into heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into heaven.

American Standard Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

Contemporary English Version
This happened three times before the sheet was suddenly taken back to heaven.

English Revised Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken into the sky.

Good News Translation
This happened three times, and then the thing was taken back up into heaven.

International Standard Version
This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.

Majority Standard Bible
This happened three times, and again the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

NET Bible
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

New Heart English Bible
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received again into heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.

World English Bible
This was done three times, and immediately the thing was received up into heaven.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and this was done three times, and again was the vessel received up to Heaven.

Berean Literal Bible
Now this took place for three times, and immediately the vessel was taken up into heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.

Smith's Literal Translation
And this was for thrice: and again was the vessel taken up into heaven.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this was done thrice; and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now this was done three times. And immediately the container was taken up to heaven.

New American Bible
This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into the sky.

New Revised Standard Version
This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
This happened the third time: then the cloth was lifted up to the heaven.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This happened three times and the garment was taken up to Heaven.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
This was done the third time; and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

Godbey New Testament
and this took place the third time; and immediately the vessel was received up into the heaven.

Haweis New Testament
This was thrice repeated: and the vessel was again taken up into heaven.

Mace New Testament
this was done thrice: and then the sheet was taken up into heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.

Worrell New Testament
Now this happened three times, and straightway the vessel was taken up into heaven.

Worsley New Testament
This was done thrice, and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Peter's Vision
15The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” 16 This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven. 17While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.…

Cross References
Acts 11:9-10
But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ / This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

Genesis 41:32
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Mark 7:18-19
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

Leviticus 11:1-47
The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. ...

Deuteronomy 14:3-21
You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ...

Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Romans 14:14
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

1 Timothy 4:4-5
For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 2:16-17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

John 4:9
“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

John 18:28
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

1 Corinthians 10:25-26
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”


Treasury of Scripture

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

thrice.

Genesis 41:32
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

John 21:17
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

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Acts 10
1. Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,
11. who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;
17. and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.
25. Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.
34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,
44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.














This happened three times
The repetition of the vision three times is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing completeness or confirmation. In the Hebrew tradition, the number three is associated with divine perfection and completeness. For instance, the thrice-repeated "Holy" in Isaiah 6:3 emphasizes God's absolute holiness. Here, the repetition underscores the importance and certainty of the message being conveyed to Peter. It is a divine assurance that what he is witnessing is not a mere dream or illusion but a profound revelation from God. This repetition also mirrors other scriptural instances where God uses the number three to establish a matter, such as Jesus' resurrection on the third day, further emphasizing the divine orchestration in Peter's vision.

and all of it was pulled up to heaven again
The phrase "pulled up to heaven again" signifies the divine origin and authority of the vision. The Greek word used here for "pulled up" is "ἀνελήμφθη" (anelēmphthē), which conveys the idea of being taken up or received. This is reminiscent of the ascension of Jesus, where He was taken up into heaven, signifying His divine authority and the completion of His earthly mission. The imagery of the sheet being taken back to heaven indicates that the vision is not merely an earthly phenomenon but a heavenly mandate. It underscores the message that the dietary laws, which once separated Jews from Gentiles, are now being transcended by a new covenant in Christ. This heavenly retrieval of the vision reinforces the idea that the gospel is for all people, breaking down the barriers of the old covenant and ushering in a new era of inclusivity and grace. The return to heaven also suggests that the vision is part of God's sovereign plan, orchestrated from above, and not subject to human interpretation or alteration.

(16) This was done thrice.--The three-fold repetition was at once general and personal in its significance. It was mystically the token of a complete ratification of the truth proclaimed. It reminded him of the three fold command, "Feed My sheep," and taught him to take a wider range of work in obeying it (John 21:15-17).

Verse 16. - And this for this, A.V.; straightway the vessel for the vessel... again, A.V. and T.R. This was done thrice; i.e. as is clear from the previous "the second time;" the same voice addressed to him the third time a direction to eat. The repetition three times of the same injunction was to give certainty (comp. Gem 41:32). For the repetition of the same words, comp. Matthew 26:44. The receiving of the vessel again into heaven merely indicated the termination of the vision. The interpretation of it was to follow ver. 19 and following verses (see especially ver. 28), and was further emphasized by what is related in vers. 44-46 and Acts 11:15-17.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
This
Τοῦτο (Touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

happened
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

three times,
τρίς (tris)
Adverb
Strong's 5151: Three times. Adverb from treis; three times.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all at once
εὐθὺς (euthys)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[sheet]
σκεῦος (skeuos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4632: A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).

was taken back up
ἀνελήμφθη (anelēmphthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 353: To take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away. From ana and lambano; to take up.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

heaven.
οὐρανόν (ouranon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.


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