Acts 11:9

Acts 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• New International Version (NIV)“The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has made clean, do not call common.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’

Context of Acts 11:9

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.’ But 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. 11Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

Acts 11:9 word by word

ἀπεκρίθη δὲ φωνὴ ἐκ δευτέρου ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• spokeἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• a secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• ·σύsu · youG4771
• Do not call anything impureμήmē · notG3361
• Do not call anything impureκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• has made cleanκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511

Cross-references for Acts 11:9

• Acts 10:28He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
• Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
• 1 Timothy 4:5because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

Commentaries on Acts 11:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 See Acts 10:9-33.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-17Peter reviewed what had happened. He explained that God had directed the whole series of events (11:12). Peter ate with Gentiles (non-Jews) because God made it evident that he should (11:4–12). Peter then saw the Holy Spirit come upon the Gentiles, realizing God accepted and blessed them like Jews who trusted in Jesus (11:15–17; see 1:5). Peter followed God's will by admitting Gentiles to the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:9

• Gentiles
• Peter

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Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings