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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Acts 11:7
Then I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat.'
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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.'
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I hearde a voyce, saying vnto me: aryse Peter, slay, and eate.
And I hearde a voyce, saying vnto me: aryse Peter, slay, and eate.
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
1The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him 3and said, "You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them." 4But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events: 5"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me. 6I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7Then I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat.'8'No, Lord,' I said, 'for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' 9But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.' 10This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it."
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it."
Genesis 3:22
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
All these are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Genesis 11:4
"Come," they said, "let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth."
"Come," they said, "let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth."
Genesis 11:5
Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
Genesis 11:11
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
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.