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Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But I said, 'In no way, Lord. For nothing ever common or unclean has entered into my mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But I said, &#8216By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing defiled or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But I said, ‘Not at all, Lord; for nothing common (unholy) or [ceremonially] unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘No, Lord! ’ I said. ‘For nothing impure or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, Lord!&#8217 I said. &#8216For nothing common or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I said, "Lord, I can't do that! I've never taken a bite of anything that is unclean and not fit to eat." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But I answered, 'I can't do that, Lord! I've never put anything impure or unclean into my mouth.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! No ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I replied, 'Absolutely not, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?No, Lord,? I said, ?for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I said, Not so, Lord, because anything common or unclean has at no time entered into my mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But I said, 'In no way, Lord. For nothing ever common or unclean has entered into my mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I said, By no means, Lord: for anything common or unclean never came into my month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But I said: ‘Never, lord! For what is common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I said, ‘Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I said, Far be it, my Lord: for never has anything defiled and unclean entered my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And I said, 'Never, my Lord, because what is polluted or defiled has never entered my mouth.'<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But I said, By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And I said, By no means, Lord: because nothing unconsecrated or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But I said, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but I said, Lord, by no means: for I never did eat any thing impure, and defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But I said, 'By no means, Lord; because a common or an unclean thing never entered into my mouth!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But I said, By no means, Lord: for nothing polluted or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/11-8.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=3577" 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/11.htm">Peter's Report at Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3365.htm" title="3365: Mēdamōs (Adv) -- By no means, not at all. Adverb from a compound of me and amos; by no means.">‘No,</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord,’</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipon (V-AIA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">I said,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">‘for</a> <a href="/greek/3763.htm" title="3763: oudepote (Adv) -- Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.">nothing</a> <a href="/greek/2839.htm" title="2839: koinon (Adj-NNS) -- Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.">impure</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akatharton (Adj-NNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">unclean</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">has ever entered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stoma (N-ANS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">mouth.’</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’…<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="/leviticus/11-4.htm">Leviticus 11:4-8</a></span><br />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. / The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. / The rabbit, 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="/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/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Mark 7:14-19</a></span><br />Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: / Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” / If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10-11</a></span><br />Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. / 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="/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="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a></span><br />You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3-4</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. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.<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="/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="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</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. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">Galatians 2:11-14</a></span><br />When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. / For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. / The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-27</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” / If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.</p><p class="hdg">common.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2</a></b></br> And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></b></br> I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that <i>there is</i> nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him <i>it is</i> unclean.</p><p class="hdg">unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a></b></br> And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Leviticus 11:47</a></b></br> To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11,12</a></b></br> Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/11-4.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/10-27.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Means</a> <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">No</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/acts/10-48.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/11-12.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Means</a> <a href="/acts/15-7.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-17.htm">No</a> <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-1.htm">Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-5.htm">makes his defense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-18.htm">which is accepted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-19.htm">The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Barnabas is sent to confirm them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-26.htm">The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-27.htm">They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine.</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'; 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It shows his initial resistance to the divine instruction, highlighting his adherence to Jewish dietary laws. This response is reminiscent of other biblical figures who initially resisted God's call, such as Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-11.htm">Exodus 3:11</a> and Jonah in <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>. The use of "Lord" indicates Peter's recognition of divine authority, yet his "No" suggests a struggle between his traditional beliefs and the new revelation.<p><b>‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’</b><br>Peter's statement underscores his strict observance of Jewish dietary laws as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/14.htm">Deuteronomy 14</a>. These laws distinguished between clean and unclean animals, serving as a means of setting Israel apart from other nations. Peter's adherence to these laws reflects his identity as a faithful Jew. This moment is pivotal in the early church, as it signifies the transition from Jewish exclusivity to the inclusion of Gentiles, aligning with Jesus' teachings in <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a>, where He declared all foods clean. This vision prepares Peter for his encounter with Cornelius, a Gentile, marking a significant step in the fulfillment of the Great Commission in <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>The apostle who is recounting his vision and experience to the believers in Jerusalem. He is a central figure in the early church and a key leader among the apostles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_the_sheet.htm">Vision of the Sheet</a></b><br>This event refers to the vision Peter had in which a sheet filled with various animals was lowered from heaven, and he was instructed to kill and eat. This vision challenged Jewish dietary laws and symbolized the inclusion of Gentiles in the Christian faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The location where Peter is explaining his vision and actions to the other apostles and believers. Jerusalem was the center of early Christian activity and the site of the first church council.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a></b><br>Non-Jewish people who were traditionally considered unclean by Jewish standards. The vision and subsequent events led to the acceptance of Gentiles into the Christian community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius.htm">Cornelius</a></b><br>A Roman centurion whose household was among the first Gentiles to receive the Holy Spirit, marking a significant moment in the spread of the Gospel beyond Jewish communities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Peter's vision teaches us that God's plans may challenge our preconceived notions and traditions. We must remain open to His leading, even when it defies our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The inclusion of Gentiles signifies the breaking down of ethnic and cultural barriers. As Christians, we are called to embrace diversity and unity in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_over_tradition.htm">Obedience Over Tradition</a></b><br>Peter's initial resistance highlights the struggle between tradition and obedience. We must prioritize God's commands over human traditions when they conflict.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_of_heart.htm">Purity of Heart</a></b><br>The focus shifts from external purity to the purity of heart and intention. Our relationship with God is not about ritualistic observance but about a transformed heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_to_all_nations.htm">Witnessing to All Nations</a></b><br>The expansion of the Gospel to the Gentiles underscores the Great Commission's call to make disciples of all nations, reminding us of our mission to share the Gospel universally.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_touch_cure_leprosy_in_matthew_8.htm">In Matthew 8:2-3, how could a single touch supposedly cure leprosy when such a disease has no immediate natural remedy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_52_11_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">Could Isaiah 52:11's exhortation for ritual purity conflict with other Old Testament laws that detail different cleansing practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_spirits_transfer_entities.htm">How are spirits transferred between entities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - Ever for <span class="accented">at any time</span>, A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/11-8.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">‘No,</span><br /><span class="grk">Μηδαμῶς</span> <span class="translit">(Mēdamōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3365.htm">Strong's 3365: </a> </span><span class="str2">By no means, not at all. Adverb from a compound of me and amos; by no means.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lord,’</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I said,</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἶπον</span> <span class="translit">(Eipon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘for</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nothing</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδέποτε</span> <span class="translit">(oudepote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3763.htm">Strong's 3763: </a> </span><span class="str2">Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">impure</span><br /><span class="grk">κοινὸν</span> <span class="translit">(koinon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2839.htm">Strong's 2839: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="grk">ἢ</span> <span class="translit">(ē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unclean</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκάθαρτον</span> <span class="translit">(akatharton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has {ever} entered</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσῆλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(eisēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mouth.’</span><br /><span class="grk">στόμα</span> <span class="translit">(stoma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/11-8.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 11:8 But I said 'Not so Lord (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/11-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 11:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 11:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/11-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 11:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 11:9" /></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>