“I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:”
'I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.'—Peter's retelling preserves the vision's vividness; the descent of the sheet is emphasized (it 'came down' to him), establishing God's initiative. The prayer-context (11:5) frames the vision as an answer to prayer; spiritual receptivity opens the soul to revelation.
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