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Acts 11:10

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 11:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
Acts 11:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
8But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.
9But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
10And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.
12And 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:
13and 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;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And this was done three times, etc.] That is, the voice from heaven answered three times, and encouraged Peter to kill and eat; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, “and he likewise said unto me the third time”; the words as before: and all were drawn up again into heaven; the sheet with all the creatures upon it, by the same hands that let it down; the Syriac version renders it, “and all betook themselves to heaven”; as if it all went up to heaven of itself; and the Ethiopic version, “and the whole returned again to heaven”; (See Gill on “<441016>Acts 10:16”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See Acts 10:9-33. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“three: Num 24:10; Joh 13:38, Joh 21:17; Co2 12:8 Acts 11:11”
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