Acts 10:16
◄  Acts 10:16  ►
New International Version (©2011)
This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.

English Standard Version (©2001)
This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into heaven.

International Standard Version (©2012)
This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.

NET Bible (©2006)
This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
This happened three times and the garment was taken up to Heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken into the sky.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
This was done three times: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

American King James Version
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

American Standard Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this was done thrice; and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven.

Darby Bible Translation
And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.

English Revised Version
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received again into heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.

World English Bible
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

This was done thrice,.... That is, either the voice spoke the same words three times, or the sheet was let down three times; and it may be both; it may be, that every time the voice was spoke, the sheet was let down: this was done, not with respect to any mystical meaning in the number three, but for the confirmation of Peter, that he might be the more firmly assured of the truth of the things represented unto him:

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This was done thrice - Three times, doubtless to impress the mind of Peter with the certainty and importance of the vision. Compare Genesis 41:32.

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

This was done thrice - For the greater certainty, and to make the deeper impression on the apostle's mind.

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Geneva Study Bible

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

People's New Testament

10:16 This was done thrice. The voice spoke three times. See Ac 10:13,15.

Wesley's Notes

10:16 This was done thrice - To make the deeper impression.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

16. done thrice-See Ge 41:32.

Acts 10:16 Parallel Commentaries
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Peter's Vision
…14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15And the voice spoke to him again the second time, What God has cleansed, that call not you common. 16This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Ezekiel 11:24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. Then the vision I had seen went up from me,
Acts 10:15 The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."
Acts 10:17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the gate.