Acts 11:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 11:6

4 But Peter explained it to them ^ain order from the beginning, saying:

5 ^a“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

6 When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’

8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’

9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’

10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 Then ^athe Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover ^bthese six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house.

Verse Comparison: Acts 11:6

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American Standard Version
upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

Amplified® Bible
Gazing intently {and} closely at it, I observed in it [a variety of] four-footed animals and wild beasts and reptiles of the earth and birds of the air,

Contemporary English Version
When I looked in it, I saw animals, wild beasts, snakes, and birds.

Darby English Version
on which having fixed mine eyes, I considered, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven.

Good News Bible
I looked closely inside and saw domesticated and wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.

International Standard Version
When I examined it closely, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

King James Version
Upon 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.

New American Standard Bible
and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air.

New International Version
I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

New King James Version
When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air.

Young's Literal Translation
at which having looked stedfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of heaven;

New English Translation
As I stared¹ I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles,² and wild birds.³

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