Acts 11:6

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Luke 4:20 : 20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
  • Acts 3:4 : 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.

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  • Acts 10:8-17
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    8 and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9 Now on the morrow, as they were 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 hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

    11 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:

    12 wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.

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

    14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.

    15 And a voice [came] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

    16 And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

    17 Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

  • Acts 11:3-5
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    3 saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

    4 But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,

    5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

  • Acts 11:7-13
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    7 And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

    8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

    9 But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

    10 And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

    11 And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

    12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

    13 and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

  • 19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

  • 46 This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth;

  • Acts 10:3-5
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    3 He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

    4 And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.

    5 And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:

  • 17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

  • 6 After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

  • Lev 11:41-42
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    41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

    42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

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    27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:

    28 and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and [yet] unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

    29 wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.

    30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,

  • 7 And the first creature [was] like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature [was] like a flying eagle.

  • Lev 11:20-21
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    20 All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

    21 Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth.

  • 10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;

  • 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground,

  • 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

  • 17 the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flieth in the heavens,

  • 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

  • 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

  • 10 So I went in and saw; and behold, every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.

  • 32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.

  • 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.

  • 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

  • 5 And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

  • 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

  • 23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

  • 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.