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Acts 10:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Acts 10:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 10:1118 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θεωρεῖtheōrei
he beholdsverbG2334
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
οὐρανὸνouranon
heavennounG3772
ἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenon
openedverbG455
καὶkai
andwordG2532
καταβαῖνονkatabainon
descendingverbG2597
σκεῦόςskeuos
a vesselnounG4632
τιti
certainpronounG5100
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ὀθόνηνothonēn
a sheetnounG3607
μεγάληνmegalēn
greatadjectiveG3173
τέσσαρσινtessarsin
by fouradjectiveG5064
ἀρχαῖςarchais
cornersnounG746
καθιέμενονkathiemenon
being let downverbG2524
ἐπὶepi
ontoprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 10:11

And saw heaven opened, and, knit at the four corners, a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet, and let down to the earth: wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean. And the voice spoke unto him again the second time, What God has…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 22 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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