Acts 11:5
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
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- Acts 10:9-9 : 9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him. 11 He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds. 13 Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!” 14 But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!” 15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!” 16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven. 17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate. 18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest. 19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you. 20 But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.” 21 So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?” 22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.” 23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him. 24 The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him. 26 But Peter helped him up, saying,“Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.” 27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together. 28 He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean. 29 Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?” 30 Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me 31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God. 32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- Acts 11:5-9 : 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me. 6 As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me,‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’ 8 But I said,‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’ 9 But the voice replied a second time from heaven,‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!’ 10 This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again. 11 At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying. 12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, 14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
- Acts 22:17 : 17 When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
- 2 Cor 12:1-3 : 1 Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago(whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know that this man(whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows)
- Jer 1:11-14 : 11 Visions Confirming Jeremiah’s Call and Commission Later the LORD’s message came to me,“What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered,“I see a branch of an almond tree.” 12 Then the LORD said,“You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.” 13 The LORD’s message came to me a second time,“What do you see?” I answered,“I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped away from the north.” 14 Then the LORD said,“From the north destruction will break out on all who live in the land.
- Ezek 2:9 : 9 Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.
- Amos 7:4-7 : 4 The Sovereign LORD showed me this: I saw the Sovereign LORD summoning a shower of fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the fields. 5 I said,“Sovereign LORD, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!” 6 The LORD decided not to do this. The Sovereign LORD said,“This will not happen either.” 7 He showed me this: I saw the Lord standing by a tin wall holding tin in his hand.
- Amos 8:2 : 2 He said,“What do you see, Amos?” I replied,“A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me,“The end has come for my people Israel! I will no longer overlook their sins.
- Acts 9:10 : 10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”
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- Acts 10:8-2316 verses89%
8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him.
11 He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.
13 Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”
14 But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!”
15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”
16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
20 But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21 So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
- Acts 11:6-149 verses86%
6 As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me,‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’
8 But I said,‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’
9 But the voice replied a second time from heaven,‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!’
10 This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.
11 At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
- Acts 11:3-42 verses83%
3 saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”
4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
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17 When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
- Acts 10:3-64 verses75%
3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”
4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
5 Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
6 This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:27-326 verses74%
27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
28 He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.
29 Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
30 Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me
31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- Acts 9:42-432 verses71%
42 This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
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32 Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
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25 So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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11 When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
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40 But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
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11 Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
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6 As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
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1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
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12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”