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Selected Verse: Acts 10:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 10:16 |
King James |
This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| done thrice--See Gen 41:32. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| This was done thrice - Three times, doubtless to impress the mind of Peter with the certainty and importance of the vision. Compare Gen 41:32. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| This was done thrice - To make the deeper impression. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
This was done thrice - For the greater certainty, and to make the deeper impression on the apostle's mind.
And the vessel was received up again into heaven - Both Jews and Gentiles came equally from God; and to him, both, by the preaching of the Gospel, shall again return. |
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.