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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Acts 11:7
And I hearde a voyce, saying vnto me: aryse Peter, slay, and eate.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’
I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’
King James Version (1611)
And I heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Arise Peter, slay, and eate.
And I heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Arise Peter, slay, and eate.
King James Version
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
English Standard Version
And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
New American Standard Bible
"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
New Century Version
I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'
I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'
Amplified Bible
and I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
and I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
Legacy Standard Bible
And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise up, Peter; slaughter and eat.'
And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise up, Peter; slaughter and eat.'
Berean Standard Bible
Then I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat.'
Then I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat.'
Contemporary English Version
I heard a voice saying to me, "Peter, get up! Kill these and eat them."
I heard a voice saying to me, "Peter, get up! Kill these and eat them."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Kefa, slaughter and eat!'
Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Kefa, slaughter and eat!'
Darby Translation
And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter, slay and eat.
And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter, slay and eat.
Easy-to-Read Version
I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill anything here and eat it!'
I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill anything here and eat it!'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also I heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Arise, Peter: slay and eate.
Also I heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Arise, Peter: slay and eate.
George Lamsa Translation
Then I heard a voice saying to me, Simon, arise, kill and eat.
Then I heard a voice saying to me, Simon, arise, kill and eat.
Good News Translation
Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!'
Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!'
Lexham English Bible
And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!'
And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!'
Literal Translation
And I heard a voice saying to me, Peter, rise up, slay and eat.
And I heard a voice saying to me, Peter, rise up, slay and eat.
American Standard Version
And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
Bible in Basic English
And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
Hebrew Names Version
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Kefa, kill and eat!'
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Kefa, kill and eat!'
International Standard Version
I also heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it.'
I also heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it.'
Etheridge Translation
And I heard a voice which said to me, Shemun, arise, slay, and eat.
And I heard a voice which said to me, Shemun, arise, slay, and eat.
Murdock Translation
And I heard a voice, which said to me: Simon, arise slay and eat.
And I heard a voice, which said to me: Simon, arise slay and eat.
English Revised Version
And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
World English Bible
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat!'
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat!'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I heard a voice saying to me, Rise Peter, kill and eat.
And I heard a voice saying to me, Rise Peter, kill and eat.
Weymouth's New Testament
I also heard a voice saying to me, "`Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
I also heard a voice saying to me, "`Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y herde also a vois that seide to me, Petre, rise thou, and sle, and eete.
And Y herde also a vois that seide to me, Petre, rise thou, and sle, and eete.
Update Bible Version
And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
And I heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
New English Translation
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!'
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!'
New King James Version
And I heard a voice saying to me, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
And I heard a voice saying to me, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
New Living Translation
And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.'
And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.'
New Life Bible
I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill something and eat it.'
I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill something and eat it.'
New Revised Standard
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover heard a voice also, saying unto me - Rise, Peter! slay and eat.
Moreover heard a voice also, saying unto me - Rise, Peter! slay and eat.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat.
And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat.
Revised Standard Version
And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And I herde a voyce sayinge vnto me: aryse Peter sley and eate.
And I herde a voyce sayinge vnto me: aryse Peter sley and eate.
Young's Literal Translation
and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;
and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I herde a voyce, which sayde vnto me: Ryse Peter, slaye, & eate.
And I herde a voyce, which sayde vnto me: Ryse Peter, slaye, & eate.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat.
then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat.
THE MESSAGE
"Then I heard a voice: ‘Go to it, Peter—kill and eat.' I said, ‘Oh, no, Master. I've never so much as tasted food that wasn't kosher.' The voice spoke again: ‘If God says it's okay, it's okay.' This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the sky.
"Then I heard a voice: ‘Go to it, Peter—kill and eat.' I said, ‘Oh, no, Master. I've never so much as tasted food that wasn't kosher.' The voice spoke again: ‘If God says it's okay, it's okay.' This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the sky.
Simplified Cowboy Version
There was a voice that said, 'Stand up, Pete. Kill something and eat it.'
There was a voice that said, 'Stand up, Pete. Kill something and eat it.'
Contextual Overview
1 And the apostles & brethre that were in Iurie, hearde that ye heathe had also receaued the worde of God. 2 And when Peter was come vp to Hierusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended agaynst hym, 3 Saying: Thou wentest in to men vncircucised, & diddest eate with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the begynnyng, and expounded it by order vnto them, saying: 5 I was in the citie of Ioppa praying, and in a traunce I sawe a vision, a certayne vessell descende, as it had ben a great sheete, let downe from heauen by the foure corners, and it came to me. 6 Upon the which whe I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, & sawe fourefooted beastes of the earth, and wylde beastes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre. 7 And I hearde a voyce, saying vnto me: aryse Peter, slay, and eate. 8 But I sayde, Not so Lorde: For nothyng common or vncleane hath at any tyme entred into my mouth. 9 But the voyce aunswered me agayne from heaue: Make them not comon which God hath cleansed. 10 And this was done three tymes: And all were taken vp agayne into heauen.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
God saide: let vs make man in our image, after our lykenesse, and let them haue rule of the fisshe of the sea, & of the foule of the ayre, and of cattell, & of all the earth, and of euery creepyng thyng that creepeth vpon the earth.
God saide: let vs make man in our image, after our lykenesse, and let them haue rule of the fisshe of the sea, & of the foule of the ayre, and of cattell, & of all the earth, and of euery creepyng thyng that creepeth vpon the earth.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer.
And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer.
Genesis 10:5
Of these were the Iles of the gentiles deuided in their landes, euery one after his tongue, and after his kinrede, in their nations.
Of these were the Iles of the gentiles deuided in their landes, euery one after his tongue, and after his kinrede, in their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These are the children of Ham in their kinredes, in their tongues, countreys, and in their nations.
These are the children of Ham in their kinredes, in their tongues, countreys, and in their nations.
Genesis 10:32
And so these are the kinredes of the chyldren of Noah after their generations in their peoples: and of these were the nations deuided in the earth after the flood.
And so these are the kinredes of the chyldren of Noah after their generations in their peoples: and of these were the nations deuided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And when they went foorth from the east, they founde a playne in the lande of Sinar, and there they abode.
And when they went foorth from the east, they founde a playne in the lande of Sinar, and there they abode.
Genesis 11:4
And they sayd: Go to, let vs buylde vs a citie and a towre, whose toppe may reache vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a name, lest peraduenture we be scattered abrode into the vpper face of the whole earth.
And they sayd: Go to, let vs buylde vs a citie and a towre, whose toppe may reache vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a name, lest peraduenture we be scattered abrode into the vpper face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:5
But the Lorde came downe to see the citie and towre whiche the chyldren of men buylded.
But the Lorde came downe to see the citie and towre whiche the chyldren of men buylded.
Genesis 11:11
And Sem liued after he begat Arphaxad fiue hundreth yeres, and begat sonnes and daughters.
And Sem liued after he begat Arphaxad fiue hundreth yeres, and begat sonnes and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
Arphaxad liued fiue and thirtie yeres, and begat Selah.
Arphaxad liued fiue and thirtie yeres, and begat Selah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I heard a voice saying unto me,.... As he apprehended in his mind; and this voice he heard in the same sense and manner, as the Apostle Paul heard when in a trance, Acts 22:17.
arise, Peter, slay and eat; that is, get up and slay some of these creatures upon the sheet, and dress them and eat them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See Acts 10:9-33.
