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.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’

Context of Acts 11:9

7And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.' 8But I said, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has made clean, do not call common.' 10This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.

Acts 11:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• againδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• Whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath cleansedκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• callκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• notμήmē · notG3361
• thouσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Acts 11:9

• Acts 10:28And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.
• Acts 15:9and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
• 1 Timothy 4:5for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,

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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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Arise
• Clean
• Contend
• Peter
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Cornelius

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