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the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Wycliffe Bible
Acts 11:7
And Y herde also a vois that seide to me, Petre, rise thou, and sle, and eete.
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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.'
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 apostlis, and the britheren that weren in Judee, herden that also hethene men resseyueden the word of God, and thei glorifieden God. 2 But whanne Petre cam to Jerusalem, thei that weren of circumcisioun, disputiden ayens hym, 3 and seiden, Whi entridist thou to men that han prepucie, and hast eete with hem? 4 And Petre bigan, and expownede to hem bi ordre, 5 and seide, Y was in the citee of Joppe, and preiede, and Y sai in rauysching of my mynde a visioun, that a vessel cam doun, as a greet scheete with foure coordis, and was sent doun fro heuene; and it cam to me. 6 In to which Y lokinge biheld, and sai foure footid beestis of the erthe, and beestis, and crepynge beestis, and volatils of heuene. 7 And Y herde also a vois that seide to me, Petre, rise thou, and sle, and eete. 8 But Y seide, Nay, Lord; for comyn thing ether vnclene entride neuer in to my mouth. 9 And the vois answeride the secounde tyme fro heuene, That thing that God hath clensid, seie thou not vnclene. 10 And this was don bi thries, and alle thingis weren resseyued ayen in to heuene.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
Make we man to oure ymage and liknesse, and be he souereyn to the fischis of the see, and to the volatilis of heuene, and to vnresonable beestis of erthe, and to ech creature, and to ech `crepynge beest, which is moued in erthe.
Make we man to oure ymage and liknesse, and be he souereyn to the fischis of the see, and to the volatilis of heuene, and to vnresonable beestis of erthe, and to ech creature, and to ech `crepynge beest, which is moued in erthe.
Genesis 3:22
Adam is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good and yuel; now therfore se ye, lest perauenture he putte his hond, and take of the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with outen ende.
Adam is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good and yuel; now therfore se ye, lest perauenture he putte his hond, and take of the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with outen ende.
Genesis 10:5
of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
Genesis 10:20
These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
Genesis 10:32
These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.
These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.
Genesis 11:2
And whanne thei yeden forth fro the eest, thei fonden a feeld in the lond of Sennaar, and dwelliden ther ynne.
And whanne thei yeden forth fro the eest, thei fonden a feeld in the lond of Sennaar, and dwelliden ther ynne.
Genesis 11:4
and seiden, Come ye, and make we to vs a citee and tour, whos hiynesse stretche `til to heuene; and make we solempne oure name bifor that we be departid in to alle londis.
and seiden, Come ye, and make we to vs a citee and tour, whos hiynesse stretche `til to heuene; and make we solempne oure name bifor that we be departid in to alle londis.
Genesis 11:5
Forsothe the Lord cam down to se the citee and tour, which the sones of Adam bildiden.
Forsothe the Lord cam down to se the citee and tour, which the sones of Adam bildiden.
Genesis 11:11
And Sem lyuede aftir that he gendride Arfaxath fyue hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
And Sem lyuede aftir that he gendride Arfaxath fyue hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.
Genesis 11:12
Forsothe Arfaxath lyuede fyue and thretti yeer, and gendride Sale;
Forsothe Arfaxath lyuede fyue and thretti yeer, and gendride Sale;
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.
