Acts 11:6
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Acts 11:6 in other translations
| BSB | I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. |
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| WEB | When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. |
| ASV | upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven. |
| YLT | at which having looked stedfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of heaven; |
| DARBY | on which having fixed mine eyes, I considered, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven. |
| BBE | And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds. |
| Webster | Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air. |
What does Acts 11:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 11:1-11
Ac 11:1-18. Peter Vindicates Himself before the Church in Jerusalem for His Procedure towards the Gentiles. 1-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."
Barnes' Notes
(+) "fastened my eyes" "looked earnestly"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 11:1-18
The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage of the church, to shut out those from it, and from the benefit of the means of grace, who are not in…
Acts 11:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 11:6
- Luke 4:20
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
- Acts 3:4
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
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Context
- Acts 11:5
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:
- Acts 11:6
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Acts 11:7
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
Acts 11:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En el cual como puse los ojos, consideré y vi animales terrestres de cuatro pies, y fieras, y reptiles, y aves del cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et y ayant jeté les yeux, je considérais, et je vis les quadrupèdes de la terre, et les bêtes sauvages, et les reptiles, et les oiseaux du ciel; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als ich es unverwandt anschaute, bemerkte und sah ich die vierfüßigen Tiere der Erde und die wilden Tiere und die kriechenden und das Gevögel des Himmels. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In quod intuens considerabam, et vidi quadrupedia terræ, et bestias, et reptilia, et volatilia cæli. |