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Kill and eat.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a voice came to him: "Having risen up, Peter, kill and eat!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A voice came to him, &#8220Get up, Peter, kill and eat!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And a voice came to him, “Arise, Peter, kill and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And a voice came to him, “Rise up, Peter, slaughter and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him, &#8220Get up, Peter; kill and eat!"&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A voice said to him, "Peter, get up! Kill these and eat them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A voice told him, "Get up, Peter! Kill these animals, and eat them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him: ?Get up, Peter, kill and eat!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and a voice came to him which said, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and there came a voice to him: “Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a voice came to him: "Having risen up, Peter, kill and eat!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and there came a voice unto him: 'Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a voice was to him, Having risen, Peter, kill, and eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter; kill and eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And a voice came to him: “Rise up, Peter! Kill and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A voice said to him, “Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he heard a voice saying, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, saying, Simon Peter, rise; kill and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And a voice came to him saying, “Shimeon, arise, slay and eat.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him: Rise, Peter, kill and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And a voice came to him, <FR>Arising, Peter, slay, and eat.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; slay and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and a voice said to him, rise, Peter; kill and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and a voice came to him which said, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And there came a voice to him, <FR>"Arising, Peter, kill and eat."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And there was a voice <i>which said</i> to him, <FR>Rise, Peter, kill and eat.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/10-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3184" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Peter's Vision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-NFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">a voice</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">said</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him:</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: Anastas (V-APA-NMS) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">“Get up,</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petre (N-VMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter,</a> <a href="/greek/2380.htm" title="2380: thyson (V-AMA-2S) -- A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.">kill</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: phage (V-AMA-2S) -- A primary verb; to eat.">eat!” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Leviticus 11:2-47</a></span><br />“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. / But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</a></span><br />You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4-5</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a></span><br />They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8</a></span><br />But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:8</a></span><br />But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-17.htm">Matthew 15:17-20</a></span><br />“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? / But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.</p><p class="hdg">Rise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10</a></b></br> And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-2.htm">Jeremiah 35:2-5</a></b></br> Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-31.htm">John 4:31-34</a></b></br> In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat… </p><p class="hdg">kill.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/acts/9-7.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/11-7.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/10-20.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/acts/10-20.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-11.htm">who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-17.htm">and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-44.htm">the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then a voice said to him:</b><br>This phrase indicates divine communication, often seen in biblical narratives where God or an angel speaks directly to individuals. In the context of <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a>, this voice is understood to be God's, conveying a significant message to Peter. This moment is pivotal as it marks a shift in the early Christian understanding of Jewish dietary laws and the inclusion of Gentiles. The voice from heaven is reminiscent of other biblical instances where God speaks, such as at Jesus' baptism (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>) and the Transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a>).<p><b>Get up, Peter,</b><br>The command to "get up" signifies urgency and action. Peter, a leading apostle, is being called to rise from his current state, both physically and metaphorically, to embrace a new understanding. This directive is similar to other biblical calls to action, such as when God called Abraham to leave his homeland (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>) or when Jesus called Lazarus from the tomb (<a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43</a>). It emphasizes readiness to respond to God's will.<p><b>kill and eat!</b><br>This command challenges Jewish dietary laws found in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, which distinguish between clean and unclean animals. Peter, a devout Jew, would have been familiar with these laws, and the instruction to "kill and eat" unclean animals would have been shocking. This phrase symbolizes the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, as it foreshadows the acceptance of Gentiles into the Christian faith without the need to adhere to Jewish ceremonial laws. It aligns with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a>, where He declares all foods clean, and it prefigures the inclusion of all nations in the promise of salvation, as seen in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' twelve apostles, known for his leadership in the early church. He is the central figure in this passage, receiving a vision from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>Peter experiences a vision where a sheet descends from heaven containing various animals, and he is instructed to kill and eat them. This vision challenges Jewish dietary laws and signifies a broader acceptance of Gentiles into the Christian faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/caesarea.htm">Caesarea</a></b><br>The city where Cornelius, a Roman centurion, resides. This location is significant as it represents the Gentile world that is about to receive the Gospel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius.htm">Cornelius</a></b><br>A God-fearing Gentile centurion who receives a vision to send for Peter. His account is pivotal in the early church's outreach to non-Jews.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_voice.htm">The Voice</a></b><br>Represents God's direct communication with Peter, challenging his understanding of purity and the scope of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_revelation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Revelation</a></b><br>God chooses to reveal His will and expand the understanding of His people. Peter's vision is a divine revelation that challenges existing beliefs and practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The vision signifies the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, emphasizing the inclusivity of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a></b><br>Peter's initial hesitation and eventual obedience highlight the importance of being open to God's leading, even when it challenges our preconceived notions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_religious_flexibility.htm">Cultural and Religious Flexibility</a></b><br>The passage encourages believers to be flexible and open to God's work beyond cultural and religious boundaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a></b><br>The message of salvation through Jesus Christ is for all people, regardless of their background or previous religious practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_pork.htm">What is the Bible's stance on eating pork?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_peter's_vision_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">Acts 10:9–16 – Does Peter’s vision about eating unclean animals contradict Leviticus 11 and God’s previous dietary laws? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_hear_god's_voice.htm">What does it mean to hear God's voice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_caesarea's_biblical_role.htm">What is Caesarea's significance in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.</span>--In the symbolism of the vision the natural promptings of appetite were confirmed by the divine voice. That which resisted both was the scruple of a hesitating conscience, not yet emancipated from its bondage to a ceremonial and therefore transitory law. It is natural to infer that the spiritual yearnings of Peter's soul were, in like manner, hungering and thirsting after a wider fellowship which should embrace "all manner" of the races that make up mankind, while, on the other hand, he was as yet waiting to be taught that the distinction between Jew and Gentile was done away in Christ.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/10-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a voice</span><br /><span class="grk">φωνὴ</span> <span class="translit">(phōnē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[spoke]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγένετο</span> <span class="translit">(egeneto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him:</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Get up,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀναστάς</span> <span class="translit">(Anastas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> </span><span class="str2">To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Peter,</span><br /><span class="grk">Πέτρε</span> <span class="translit">(Petre)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kill</span><br /><span class="grk">θῦσον</span> <span class="translit">(thyson)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2380.htm">Strong's 2380: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat!”</span><br /><span class="grk">φάγε</span> <span class="translit">(phage)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to eat.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/10-13.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 10:13 A voice came to him Rise Peter (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/10-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 10:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 10:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 10:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 10:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>