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New Revised Standard
Acts 11:7
I also 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.'
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.
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.'
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 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" 4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' 8 But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' 9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' 10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven.
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: 1 Timothy 4:4 - and
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."
Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
Genesis 10:5
From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in their nations.
From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
These are the descendants of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."
Genesis 11:5
The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.
The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.
Genesis 11:11
and Shem lived after the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
and Shem lived after the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah;
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, 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.
