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

7I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter! Kill these animals, and eat them.’ 8“But I answered, ‘I can’t do that, Lord! I’ve never put anything impure or unclean into my mouth.’ “A voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Don’t say that the things which God has made clean are impure.’ 10This happened three times. Then everything was pulled back into the sky again. 11“At that moment three men arrived at the house where we were staying. They had been sent from Caesarea to find me.

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 10:28He said to them, “You understand how wrong it is for a Jewish man to associate or visit with anyone of another race. But God has shown me that I should no longer call anyone impure or unclean.
• Acts 15:9God doesn’t discriminate between Jewish and non-Jewish people. He has cleansed non-Jewish people through faith as he has cleansed us Jews.
• 1 Timothy 4:5God’s word and prayer set it apart as holy.
• Hebrews 9:13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of cows sprinkled on unclean people made their bodies holy and 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