Acts 10:16

Weymouth New Testament

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

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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
This was so done thrise: and the vessell was drawen vp againe into heauen.

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.

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 The next day, while they were still on their journey and were getting near the town, about noon Peter went up on the house-top to pray. ¹⁰ He had become unusually hungry and wished for food; but, while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance. ¹¹ The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be an enormous sail was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners. ¹² In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles and birds, ¹³ and a voice came to him which said, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat." ¹⁴ "On no account, Lord," he replied; "for I have never yet eaten anything unholy and impure." ¹⁵ Again a second time a voice was heard which said, "What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy." ¹⁶ This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight. ¹⁷ While Peter was greatly perplexed as to the meaning of the vision which he had seen, just then the men sent by Cornelius, having by inquiry found out Simon's house, ¹⁸ had come to the door and had called the servant, and were asking, "Is Simon, surnamed Peter, staying here?"

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

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.