Acts 11:7

Acts 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’

Context of Acts 11:7

5“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was, 6and I stared at it and was thinking about it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild animals, the crawling creatures, and the birds of the sky. I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’

Acts 11:7 word by word

ἤκουσα δὲ καὶ φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· ἀναστὰς Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε.Read the interlinear

• I alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to me, ‘Getἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• killθύωthuō · to sacrificeG2380
• and eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068

Commentaries on Acts 11:7

• 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 11:7

• Gentiles
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Arise
• Clean
• Contend
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Cornelius
• Galatians, Epistle to the

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