The Meaning of Acts 11:10 Explained

Acts 11:10

KJV: And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

YLT: 'And this happened thrice, and again was all drawn up to the heaven,

Darby: And this took place thrice, and again all was drawn up into heaven;

ASV: And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Acts 11:10?

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What is the context of Acts 11:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

What does Acts 11:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 11:1-18 - Following A Plain Course

It is very interesting here to find Peter on the defensive. We have always thought of him as masterful and strong, the born leader of men, whose authority was absolutely indisputable. But here we see him taken seriously to task by the mother Church, and compelled to show the grounds of his unprecedented action. Here also appears the first clear indication of the rift which was, in due course, to develop in the Church, between the converted Jews, who insisted that Gentiles must become Jews before becoming Christians, and those of more liberal views, who began to understand that in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availed anything, but a new creature, Galatians 6:15, and faith working by love, Galatians 5:6. This division was the cause of Paul's embittered and life-long persecution.

But the first decision of those in the church in Jerusalem was a perfectly just one, Acts 11:18. The facts compelled a favorable verdict upon Peter's action. They tacitly confessed that the seal of God's approval had been unmistakably affixed to his action, and that he had no alternative. When a man lives in union with the Spirit of God, crooked things become straight and rough places plain, Isaiah 40:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Acts 11

¹ Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,
⁵ makes his defense;
¹⁸ which is accepted
¹⁹ The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
²² Barnabas is sent to confirm them
²⁶ The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch
²⁷ They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine

Greek Commentary for Acts 11:10

Was drawn up [ανεσπαστη]
Instead of ανελημπτη anelēmpthē (was taken up) in Acts 10:16. First aorist passive indicative of ανασπαω anaspaō old verb, but in N.T. only in Luke 14:5 and here. [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 11:10 mean?

This now happened on three times and was drawn up again all into - heaven

Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς καὶ ἀνεσπάσθη πάλιν ἅπαντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν

Τοῦτο	This
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this.
δὲ	now
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐγένετο	happened
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: γίνομαι Sense: to become, i.
τρίς	three times
Parse: Adverb Root: τρίς Sense: thrice.
ἀνεσπάσθη	was drawn up
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀνασπάω Sense: to draw up.
πάλιν	again
Parse: Adverb Root: πάλιν Sense: anew, again.
εἰς	into
Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
τὸν	-
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
οὐρανόν	heaven
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: οὐρανός Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it.

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