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Acts 11:9
But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’
But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’
King James Version (1611)
But the voyce answered me againe from heauen, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
But the voyce answered me againe from heauen, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
King James Version
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
English Standard Version
But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.'
But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.'
New American Standard Bible
"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'
"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'
New Century Version
But the voice from heaven spoke again, ‘God has made these things clean, so don't call them unholy.'
But the voice from heaven spoke again, ‘God has made these things clean, so don't call them unholy.'
Amplified Bible
"But the voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, no longer consider common (unholy).'
"But the voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, no longer consider common (unholy).'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'
"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'
Legacy Standard Bible
But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.'
But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.'
Berean Standard Bible
But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'
But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'
Contemporary English Version
The voice from heaven spoke to me again, "When God says that something can be used for food, don't say it isn't fit to eat."
The voice from heaven spoke to me again, "When God says that something can be used for food, don't say it isn't fit to eat."
Complete Jewish Bible
But the voice spoke again from heaven: ‘Stop treating as unclean what God has made clean.'
But the voice spoke again from heaven: ‘Stop treating as unclean what God has made clean.'
Darby Translation
And a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common.
And a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common.
Easy-to-Read Version
"But the voice from heaven answered again, ‘God has made these things pure. Don't say they are unfit to eat!'
"But the voice from heaven answered again, ‘God has made these things pure. Don't say they are unfit to eat!'
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the voyce answered me the seconde time from heauen, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.
But the voyce answered me the seconde time from heauen, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.
George Lamsa Translation
But again the voice from heaven said to me, What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.
But again the voice from heaven said to me, What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.
Good News Translation
The voice spoke again from heaven, ‘Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.'
The voice spoke again from heaven, ‘Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.'
Lexham English Bible
But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, ‘The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'
But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, ‘The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'
Literal Translation
But a voice answered me the second time out of the heaven, What God has cleansed, you do not make common.
But a voice answered me the second time out of the heaven, What God has cleansed, you do not make common.
American Standard Version
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
Hebrew Names Version
But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you make unholy.'
But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you make unholy.'
International Standard Version
Then the voice from heaven answered a second time, 'You must stop calling common what God has made clean!'
Then the voice from heaven answered a second time, 'You must stop calling common what God has made clean!'
Etheridge Translation
And again the voice said to me from heaven, What Aloha hath cleansed make not thou to be polluted.
And again the voice said to me from heaven, What Aloha hath cleansed make not thou to be polluted.
Murdock Translation
And again, a voice from heaven said to me: What God hath cleansed, make thou not unclean.
And again, a voice from heaven said to me: What God hath cleansed, make thou not unclean.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the voyce aunswered me agayne from heaue: Make them not comon which God hath cleansed.
But the voyce aunswered me agayne from heaue: Make them not comon which God hath cleansed.
English Revised Version
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
World English Bible
But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you make unholy.'
But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you make unholy.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.
And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.
Weymouth's New Testament
"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "`What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'
"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "`What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the vois answeride the secounde tyme fro heuene, That thing that God hath clensid, seie thou not vnclene.
And the vois answeride the secounde tyme fro heuene, That thing that God hath clensid, seie thou not vnclene.
Update Bible Version
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, don't make common.
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, don't make common.
Webster's Bible Translation
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
New English Translation
But the voice replied a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!'
But the voice replied a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!'
New King James Version
But the voice answered me again from heaven, "What God has cleansed you must not call common.'
But the voice answered me again from heaven, "What God has cleansed you must not call common.'
New Living Translation
"But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.'
"But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.'
New Life Bible
The voice from heaven said the second time, ‘What God has made clean you must not say is unclean.'
The voice from heaven said the second time, ‘What God has made clean you must not say is unclean.'
New Revised Standard
But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.'
But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And a voice answered, a second time, out of heaven - What things, God, hath cleansed, be not, thou, making common.
And a voice answered, a second time, out of heaven - What things, God, hath cleansed, be not, thou, making common.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.
And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.
Revised Standard Version
But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.'
But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But the voyce answered me agayne from heven cout not thou those thinges come which god hath clensed.
But the voyce answered me agayne from heven cout not thou those thinges come which god hath clensed.
Young's Literal Translation
and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou -- declare not thou common.
and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou -- declare not thou common.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles the voyce answered me agayne from heauen: What God hath clensed, that call not thou vncleane.
Neuertheles the voyce answered me agayne from heauen: What God hath clensed, that call not thou vncleane.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.
but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.
Simplified Cowboy Version
"But then the voice said, 'It ain't your job to declare something clean or not. If God says to eat it, then it is clean and you can eat it.'
"But then the voice said, 'It ain't your job to declare something clean or not. If God says to eat it, then it is clean and you can eat it.'
Contextual Overview
1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles. 2 And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him, 3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them. 4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them, 5 I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me: 6 And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds. 7 And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food. 8 But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth. 9 But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common. 10 And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: Acts 10:28, Acts 10:34, Acts 10:35, Acts 15:9, 1 Timothy 4:5, Hebrews 9:13, Hebrews 9:14
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:19 - unclean Zechariah 14:20 - shall there Matthew 15:11 - that which goeth Acts 7:5 - yet Acts 10:15 - What Romans 14:14 - unclean
Cross-References
Genesis 10:5
From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
Genesis 10:10
And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:20
All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
Genesis 10:25
And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:1
And all the earth had one language and one tongue.
And all the earth had one language and one tongue.
Genesis 11:14
And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:
And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:
Genesis 11:31
And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.
And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.
Genesis 11:32
And all the years of Terah's life were two hundred and five: and Terah came to his end in Haran.
And all the years of Terah's life were two hundred and five: and Terah came to his end in Haran.
Acts 17:26
And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
1 Corinthians 14:23
If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?
If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But the voice answered me again from heaven,.... From whence the former voice came, and was the voice of the Lord, or of an angel of the Lord, and which answered him again, or
a second time; not that it said to him a second time kill and eat, but what follows;
what God hath cleansed, that call not thou common; that is, had declared to be clean and fit for use, and did not defile, and could not defile the man into whose mouth it entered, and therefore ought not to be pronounced unclean, and of a defiling nature; this Jesus Christ did, who is God over all blessed for ever, and by whose death an end was put to the ceremonial law, and the distinctions of meats by it; Matthew 15:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See Acts 10:9-33.
