Acts 11:5
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 11:5 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“I was praying in the city of Joppa, and in a trance I saw a vision of a certain container coming down, like a large sheet being let down from the sky by four corners, and it came unto me,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
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:
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
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:
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
I was in the citie of Ioppa, praying, and in a trance I sawe this vision, A certaine vessell comming downe as it had bene a great sheete, let downe from heauen by the foure corners, and it came to me.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind 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.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
`I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of the heaven, and it came unto me;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of Heaven, and it came to me;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
I was praying in the city of Joppa, and I had a vision of a container coming down, like a large sheet let down from heaven by its four corners. It descended to me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“I was praying in the city of Joppa, and in a trance I saw a vision of a certain container coming down, like a large sheet being let down from the sky by four corners, and it came unto me,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending like a great sheet, let down by four corners out of heaven, and it came even to me:
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
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:
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“While I was in the town of Joppa I was praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. Something that looked like a large sheet was being let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came down to me.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
“I was praying in the city of Joppa, and in a trance I saw a vision of an object like a large sheet coming down, being lowered from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
I was in the cyte of Ioppa prayinge and in a traunce I sawe a vision a certen vessell descende as it had bene a large lynnyn clothe let doune from hevin by the fower corners and it cam to me.
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Acts 10:11
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Feminine
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐγὼ egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Nominative, Singular
- ἤμην eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Imperfect, Middle, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- πόλει pólis G4172 “city” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- Ἰόππῃ Ióppē G2445 “Joppa” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- προσευχόμενος proseúchomai G4336 “to pray” Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- εἶδον horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- ἐκστάσει ékstasis G1611 “displacement” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- ὅραμα hórama G3705 “vision” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- καταβαῖνον katabaínō G2597 “to descend” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- σκεῦός skeûos G4632 “vessel” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- τι tìs G5100 “a certain” Indefinite pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- ὡς hōs G5613 “as” Adverb
- ὀθόνην othónē G3607 “linen” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- μεγάλην mégas G3173 “great” Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- τέσσαρσιν téssares G5064 “four” Adjective, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- ἀρχαῖς archḗ G746 “beginning” Noun, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- καθιεμένην kathíēmi G2524 “to send down” Verb, Present, Passive, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἐκ ek G1537 “from” Preposition
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- οὐρανοῦ ouranós G3772 “heaven” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἦλθεν érchomai G2064 “to come” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἄχρι áchri G891 “until” Adverb
- ἐμοῦ egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Genitive, Singular
About this verse
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- 27
- words
- 24
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Cross-references
9Topical passages linked to Acts 11:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Acts 10:9–32 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
- Amos 8:2 He said, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then Yahweh said to me, "The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.
- Jeremiah 1:11–14 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what see you? I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
- Ezekiel 2:9 When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
- Amos 7:4–7 Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me and, behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.
- Acts 9:10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."
- Acts 11:5–14 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
- Acts 22:17 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
- 2 Corinthians 12:1–3 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
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Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 27 words (24 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is othónē (“linen”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word othónē carries the sense “linen.” How does it shape the verse?
- Acts 10:11 shares the word «linen» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “I” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers and John Gill's Exposition read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 15 words in this verse.
- “I” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 24 distinct Greek lemmas span 27 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 11:5 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.