Study it in the app““I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came right up to me.”
“IἘγὼwasἤμηνinἐνthe cityπόλειof JoppaἸόππῃpraying,προσευχόμενοςandκαὶinἐνa tranceἐκστάσειI sawεἶδονa vision,ὅραμαan objectσκεῦός τιcoming downκαταβαῖνονlikeὡςa greatμεγάληνsheetὀθόνηνlet downκαθιεμένηνby its fourτέσσαρσινcornersἀρχαῖςfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦandκαὶit cameἦλθενright up toἄχριme.ἐμοῦ
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēmēn” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appearsJoppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēi” appearspray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomenos” appearstrance
A state in which one receives a vision.
Where else “ekstasei” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appearsvision, sight
Vision, sight, what one sees.
Where else “horama” appearsvessel
A container or a tool.
Where else “skeuos” appearsgo down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainon” appearslarge
Of great size, taking up much space.
Where else “megalēn” appearssheet, large cloth
A large linen cloth, a sheet; also a sail.
Where else “othonēn” appearslet down
Let down, lower.
Where else “kathiemenēn” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “tessarsin” appearscorner
Each of the ends of a large cloth, by which it is held.
Where else “archais” appearsheaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appearsuntil
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appearsJoppa
Today: Jaffa (Yafo), part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A port on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Jonah went down to Joppa to flee by sea (Jonah 1:3). There Peter raised Tabitha and was told to go to Cornelius' house (Acts 9:36-40; 10:5).
4But Peter began and explained it to them in order, saying,
5 · This verse (above)
6Staring into it I was observing it and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?
