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Geneva Bible

Acts 10:16

This was so done thrise: and the vessell was drawen vp againe into heauen.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Catholicity;   Dream;   Joppa;   Missions;   Parables;   Peter;   Vision;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Visions;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Centurion;   Clean and Unclean;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Guidance;   Peter;   Simon;   Vision;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Animals;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Clean;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Army;   Number;   Peter;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Clean, Cleanness;   Joppa;   Leprosy;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Simon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Joppa;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abstinence;   Ascension;   Holiness Purity;   Hypocrisy ;   Joppa ;   Law;   Restoration;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cornelius ;   Joppa ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Caesarea;   Proselyte;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and unclean;   Peter;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Number;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for July 19;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This happened three times, and suddenly the object was taken up into heaven.
King James Version (1611)
This was done thrise: & the vessel was receiued vp againe into heauen.
King James Version
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
English Standard Version
This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
New American Standard Bible
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.
New Century Version
This happened three times, and at once the sheet was taken back to heaven.
Amplified Bible
This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Berean Standard Bible
This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
Contemporary English Version
This happened three times before the sheet was suddenly taken back to heaven.
Complete Jewish Bible
This happened three times, and then the sheet was immediately taken back up into heaven.
Darby Translation
And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.
Easy-to-Read Version
This happened three times. Then the whole thing was taken back up into heaven.
George Lamsa Translation
This happened the third time: then the cloth was lifted up to the heaven.
Good News Translation
This happened three times, and then the thing was taken back up into heaven.
Lexham English Bible
And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
Literal Translation
And this happened three times , and the vessel was taken up into the heaven again.
American Standard Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.
Bible in Basic English
And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.
Hebrew Names Version
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
International Standard Version
This happened three times. Then the sheetthe vessel">[fn] was quickly taken into heaven.
Etheridge Translation
This was three times done: and the vessel was elevated to heaven.
Murdock Translation
And this was done three times; and the vessel was taken up to heaven.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This was done thryse, and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen.
English Revised Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.
World English Bible
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
This was done thrice, and the vessel was taken up again to heaven.
Weymouth's New Testament
This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this thing was don bi thries; and anoon the vessel was resseyued ayen.
Update Bible Version
And this was done thrice: 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.
New English Translation
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
New King James Version
This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.
New Living Translation
The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.
New Life Bible
This happened three times. Then it was taken back to heaven.
New Revised Standard
This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, this, took place thrice; and, straightway, was the vessel taken up into heaven.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this was done thrice. And presently the vessel was taken up into heaven.
Revised Standard Version
This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This was done thryse and the vessell was receaved vp agayne into heven.
Young's Literal Translation
and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This was done thryse. And ye vessell was receaued vp agayne in to heauen.
Mace New Testament (1729)
this was done thrice: and then the sheet was taken up into heaven.
THE MESSAGE
This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the skies.
Simplified Cowboy Version
This same vision happened about three more times and then the tarp was yanked back into heaven.

Contextual Overview

9 On the morow as they went on their iourney, and drew neere vnto the citie, Peter went vp vpon the house to pray, about the sixt houre. 10 Then waxed hee an hungred, and would haue eaten: but while they made some thing ready, he fell into a trance. 11 And hee sawe heauen opened, and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him, as it had bene a great sheete, knit at the foure corners, & was let downe to the earth. 12 Wherein were all maner of foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes and creeping things, and foules of the heauen. 13 And there came a voyce to him, Arise, Peter: kill, and eate. 14 But Peter sayd, Not so, Lord: for I haue neuer eaten any thing that is polluted, or vncleane. 15 And the voyce spake vnto him againe the second time, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not. 16 This was so done thrise: and the vessell was drawen vp againe into heauen. 17 Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate, 18 And called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thrice: Genesis 41:32, John 21:17, 2 Corinthians 13:1

Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:19 - General Ezekiel 11:24 - So Mark 9:8 - General Acts 7:56 - I see

Cross-References

Judges 1:21
But the children of Beniamin did not cast out the Iebusites, that inhabited Ierusalem: therefore the Iebusites dwell with the children of Beniamin in Ierusalem vnto this day.
2 Samuel 24:18
So Gad came the same day to Dauid, and said vnto him, Go vp, reare an altar vnto the Lord in the threshing floore of Araunah the Iebusite.
Zechariah 9:7
And I wil take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from betweene his teeth: but he that remaineth, euen he shalbe for our God, and he shalbe as a prince in Iudah, but Ekron shalbe as a Iebusite.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This was done thrice,.... That is, either the voice spoke the same words three times, or the sheet was let down three times; and it may be both; it may be, that every time the voice was spoke, the sheet was let down: this was done, not with respect to any mystical meaning in the number three, but for the confirmation of Peter, that he might be the more firmly assured of the truth of the things represented unto him:

and the vessel was received up again into heaven; to denote, that when the general assembly and church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven, whether Jews or Gentiles, are all gathered in, by the preaching of the Gospel to them, they will be taken up to heaven, their original and native place, and be for ever with the Lord; as well as to certify to Peter, that what was now shown him on earth, concerning the taking away the distinction of men and meats, was ratified in heaven.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This was done thrice - Three times, doubtless to impress the mind of Peter with the certainty and importance of the vision. Compare Genesis 41:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 10:16. This was done thrice — For the greater certainty, and to make the deeper impression on the apostle's mind.

And the vessel was received up again into heaven. — Both Jews and Gentiles came equally from God; and to him, both, by the preaching of the Gospel, shall again return.


 
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