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A Vivid, Personal Encounter
Commentators note that Peter's retelling includes the vivid detail that the sheet "came even to me." This personal touch, different from the earlier account in Acts 10, emphasizes how direct and undeniable God's revelation was. It wasn't a distant, abstract event but a personal encounter that formed the basis of his testimony.
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Let down (καθιεμενην). Here agreeing with the "sheet" (οθονην, feminine), not with "vessel" (σκευος, neuter) as in 10:11.
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19th Century
Bishop
It came even to me.—The variations in the narrative are few and of little importance. There is, perhaps, a touch of the v…
Peter defended his actions by recounting his experiences at Joppa and Caesarea, with an emphasis on (1) the divine initiative in all that transpire…
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17th Century
Pastor
I was in the city of Joppa
And so it is called by Josephus F23, and in the Apocrypha: And he pitched his tents again…
17th Century
Minister
The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears when godly people are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because …