Acts 10:15

Acts 10:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• New International Version (NIV)The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has made clean, do not call common."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”

Context of Acts 10:15

13And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is profane or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou profane. 16This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. 17Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,

Acts 10:15 word by word

καὶ φωνὴ πάλιν ἐκ δευτέρου πρὸς αὐτόν· ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the second timeδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• Whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath cleansedκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• callκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• notμήmē · notG3361
• thouσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Acts 10:15

• Acts 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
• Acts 11:9But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• Acts 15:9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
• Matthew 15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
• Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
• 1 Corinthians 10:25Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
• Galatians 2:12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
• 1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
• Hebrews 9:9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Commentaries on Acts 10:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15What God hath cleansed - God, who made at first the distinction between Jews and Gentiles, has a right to remove it, whenever and by whatever means he pleases: he, therefore, who made the distinction, for wise purposes, between the clean and the unclean, now pronounces all to be clean. He had authority to do the first; he has authority to do the last. God has purposed that the Gentiles shall have the Gospel preached to them: what he therefore has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15What God hath cleansed - What God has pronounced or declared pure. If God has commanded you to do a thing, it is not impure or wrong. Perhaps Peter would suppose that the design of this vision was to instruct him that the distinction between clean and unclean food, as recognized by the Jews, was about to be abolished, Acts 10:17. But the result showed that it had a higher and more important design. It was to show him that they who had been esteemed by the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us; and we know the meaning of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16God gave Peter the same vision three times to confirm it was true (see Genesis 41:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-169-16. upon the housetop--the flat roof, the chosen place in the East for cool retirement. the sixth hour--noon.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Alms
• Clean
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree

Commentaries on Acts 10

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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