Acts 11:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 11:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 11:5 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 she..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 11:5 — KJV
“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 11:5 (KJV)
Acts 11:5 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 11:5
“And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:5: saw, certain, vessel
“Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. captives: Heb. captivity”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:5: saw, vision, heaven
“And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. when...: or, when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:5: city, saw, vision
“I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:5: saw, vision, down
“And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:5: saw, let, down
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