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Acts 11:6

When I looked closely and considered it, I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gentiles;   Peter;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Vision;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Baptism ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Clean;   Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Birds;   Eye;   1 Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Galatians, Epistle to the;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Earth Earthen Earthy Earthly;   Law;   Peter;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Trance;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fasten;   Fowl;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fowl;   Wild Beast;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw foure footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and foules of the aire.
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.
English Standard Version
Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.
New American Standard Bible
and I stared at it and was thinking about it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild animals, the crawling creatures, and the birds of the sky.
New Century Version
I looked inside it and saw animals, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds.
Amplified Bible
and looking closely at it, I saw all kinds of the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air [both clean and unclean according to the Law],
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
and when looking closely at it, I was observing it and saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the sky.
Berean Standard Bible
I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
Contemporary English Version
When I looked in it, I saw animals, wild beasts, snakes, and birds.
Complete Jewish Bible
I looked inside and saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, crawling creatures and wild birds.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
and I looked inside. I saw all kinds of animals, including wild ones, as well as reptiles and birds.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Towarde the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and sawe foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes, and creeping things, and foules of the heauen.
George Lamsa Translation
And as I looked at it, I saw that there were in it fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air.
Good News Translation
I looked closely inside and saw domesticated and wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
Lexham English Bible
As I looked intently into it, I was considering it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.
Literal Translation
Looking intently on this , I observed. And I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the heaven.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.
Hebrew Names Version
on which, when I had looked intently, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the eretz, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
International Standard Version
When I examined it closely, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.
Etheridge Translation
And gazing at it I beheld in it animals of four feet, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of the heaven.
Murdock Translation
And I looked upon it, and I saw that in it were fourfooted animals, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of heaven.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Upon the which whe I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, & sawe fourefooted beastes of the earth, and wylde beastes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre.
English Revised Version
upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and fowls of the heaven.
World English Bible
on which, when I had looked intently, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
On which looking stedfastly, I observed and saw four-footed creatures of the earth, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Weymouth's New Testament
Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In to which Y lokinge biheld, and sai foure footid beestis of the erthe, and beestis, and crepynge beestis, and volatils of heuene.
Update Bible Version
on which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw the four-footed beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.
Webster's Bible Translation
Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.
New English Translation
As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
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.
New Living Translation
When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.
New Life Bible
As I looked at it, I saw four-footed animals and snakes of the earth and birds of the sky.
New Revised Standard
As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Into which steadfastly looking, began to observe, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of heaven.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Into which looking, I considered and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth and beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air.
Revised Standard Version
Looking at it closely I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Into the which when I had fastened myn eyes I consydered and sawe fowerfoted beastes of ye erth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayer.
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Into the which I loked, and considered, and sawe foure foted beestes of the earth, and wylde beestes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre.
Mace New Testament (1729)
as I was considering it very attentively, I saw several quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Inside the tarp was all kinds of animals, birds, and reptiles.

Contextual Overview

1The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, 3saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4Peter began to explain to them step by step: 5“I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a trance, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me. 6When I looked closely and considered it, I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. 7I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8“‘No, Lord!’ I said. ‘For nothing impure or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’ 10“Now this happened three times, and everything was drawn up again into heaven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fastened: Acts 3:4, Luke 4:20

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
Genesis 6:5
When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time,
Genesis 8:21
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
Genesis 9:19
These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.
Genesis 11:1
The whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.
Genesis 11:4
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.”
Judges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them deliver you whenever you are oppressed.”
1 Kings 18:27
At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, “Shout loudly, for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away; or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up!”
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young person, while you are young,and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.And walk in the ways of your heartand in the desire of your eyes;but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.
Luke 1:51
He has done a mighty deed with his arm;he has scattered the proudbecause of the thoughts of their hearts;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes,.... Not of his body, but of his mind; for this was only in vision presented to him, when he was as Paul was, not knowing whether in the body or out of it:

I considered: being intent upon this object, he considered in his mind what it was, and what it should mean; it being something strange and unusual; which came down from heaven, and out of it, and came so close and near to him, that it engrossed all his thoughts, and was the subject of deep meditation:

and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air; not pourtrayed upon the sheet, but standing or walking upon it; the Syriac Version leaves out, "the wild beasts"; and the Ethiopic versions, "the creeping things"; but both are in the Greek copies, and in other versions.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Acts 10:9-33.


 
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