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Acts 10:11

9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
KJV
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
WEB
He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
ASV
and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:
DARBY
and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, [bound] by [the] four corners [and] let down to the earth;
BLB
and he sees heaven opening and a certain vessel as a great sheet descending, being let down upon the earth by four corners,
ÅB
og han ser himmelen åpnet og noe dale ned, slik som en stor duk, som ble senket ned på jorden etter de fire hjørner;
OTB
Han så himmelen åpnet og noe som lignet et stort laken bli senket ned til jorden ved de fire hjørnene.
B1930
og han ser himmelen åpnet og noget dale ned, likesom en stor duk, som blev senket ned på jorden efter de fire hjørner;

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  • Ephesians 3:6

    That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

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  • John 1:51

    And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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  • Romans 16:25–26

    Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

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  • Isaiah 11:6–14

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

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  • Revelation 4:1

    After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

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  • John 12:32

    And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

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  • Acts 7:56

    And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

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  • Isaiah 56:8

    The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

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