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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The voice spoke from heaven a second time, &#8216Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But for a second <i>time</i> the voice answered out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, you do not call unholy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, <i>that</i> call not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But a voice from heaven answered a second time, &#8216What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed <i>and</i> pronounced clean, no longer consider common (unholy).’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But a voice answered from heaven a second time, &#8216What God has made clean, you must not call common.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The voice from heaven spoke to me again, "When God says that something can be used for food, don't say it isn't 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 a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"A voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Don't say that the things which God has made clean are impure.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The voice spoke again from heaven, 'Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the voice from heaven answered a second time, 'You must stop calling common what God has made clean!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the voice spoke to me from heaven a second time, ?Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the voice replied a second time from heaven, 'What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a voice answered me a second time out of Heaven, What God cleansed, you do not declare common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But for a second <i>time</i> the voice answered out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, you do not call unholy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou -- declare not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a voice answered me of a second time from heaven, What God cleansed, profane not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the voice responded a second time from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, you shall not call common.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But a second time a voice from heaven answered, ‘What God has made clean, you are not to call profane.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But again the voice from heaven said to me, What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.<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 again a voice said to me from Heaven: 'Whatever God has purified, you shall not make defiled.'<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God has cleansed, you must not call common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And a voice a second time was heard from heaven, <FR>Whatsoever things God has cleansed, consider thou not unconsecrated.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But the voice replied the second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But a voice answered a second time out of the heaven, <FR>'What God cleansed, make not common.'<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And the voice answered me a second time from heaven, <FR>What God hath cleansed do not thou call polluted.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/11-9.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=3585" 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">8</span>‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</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.">the voice</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">spoke</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuterou (Adj-GNS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">a second time,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">‘</a> <a href="/greek/2840.htm" title="2840: koinou (V-PMA-2S) -- To make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean. From koinos; to make profane.">Do not call anything impure</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: Ha (RelPro-ANP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2511.htm" title="2511: ekatharisen (V-AIA-3S) -- To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.">has made clean.’ </a> </span> <span class="reftext">10</span>This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.…<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="/acts/10-15.htm">Acts 10:15</a></span><br />The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”<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="/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="/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/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/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-47</a></span><br />The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “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. ...<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="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<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="/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="/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. ...<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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God has cleansed, that call not you common.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28,34,35</a></b></br> And 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Acts 15:9</a></b></br> And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-5.htm">1 Timothy 4:5</a></b></br> For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-3.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Second</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/11-4.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/acts/11-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/luke/20-13.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/acts/15-25.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/15-6.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/acts/11-14.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/acts/11-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/acts/11-10.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Time</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-14.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/acts/12-14.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/acts/13-25.htm">What</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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In biblical narratives, a voice from heaven often signifies God's direct intervention or revelation, as seen in the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>). The repetition "a second time" underscores the necessity for Peter to understand and accept the message, highlighting the significance of divine patience and insistence.<p><b>‘Do not call anything impure</b><br>The term "impure" refers to the Jewish dietary laws outlined in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, which distinguished between clean and unclean animals. This distinction was central to Jewish identity and religious practice. The command challenges Peter's understanding of purity, which was deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law. This phrase signifies a shift from the old covenant to the new covenant, where external rituals are replaced by internal transformation.<p><b>that God has made clean.’</b><br>This statement reveals God's sovereign authority to redefine purity. It signifies the inclusion of Gentiles into the Christian faith, as God declares them clean through faith in Christ, not adherence to the Law. This echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a>, where He declared all foods clean, foreshadowing the abolition of dietary restrictions. It also aligns with the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where salvation is extended to the ends of the earth, indicating the universal scope of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle who receives the vision and is the central figure in this passage. He is a key leader in the early church and is known for his role in spreading the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/voice_from_heaven.htm">Voice from Heaven</a></b><br>Represents God's direct communication with Peter, emphasizing divine authority and instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_the_sheet.htm">Vision of the Sheet</a></b><br>A pivotal event where Peter sees a sheet filled with various animals, symbolizing the breaking down of Jewish dietary laws and the inclusion of Gentiles in God's plan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa</a></b><br>The place where Peter is staying when he receives the vision. It is a coastal city in Judea, significant for its role in the early church's expansion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius.htm">Cornelius</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Cornelius is a Gentile centurion whose household is the first to receive the Holy Spirit, illustrating the fulfillment of the vision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority_and_revelation.htm">Divine Authority and Revelation</a></b><br>God's voice from heaven signifies His ultimate authority and the importance of divine revelation in guiding the church's mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The vision challenges cultural and religious barriers, urging believers to embrace inclusivity and unity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>Peter's willingness to follow God's instruction, despite his initial hesitation, serves as a model for obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redefining_purity.htm">Redefining Purity</a></b><br>The passage redefines purity from a focus on external rituals to an emphasis on the heart and spiritual cleanliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mission_to_the_gentiles.htm">Mission to the Gentiles</a></b><br>This event marks a significant shift in the early church's mission, highlighting the universal scope of the Gospel.<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/why_do_leviticus_and_acts_11_9_differ.htm">How do we account for the apparent inconsistency between the strict Jewish dietary laws in Leviticus and the acceptance of all foods in Acts 11:9? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_different_versions_of_paul's_conversion.htm">Why does Acts record different versions of Paul's conversion story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</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 9.</span> - <span class="accented">A voice</span> <span class="accented">answered the second time out of</span> for <span class="accented">the voice answered me again from</span>, A.V. and T.R.; <span class="accented">make</span> for <span class="accented">call</span>, A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/11-9.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">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the 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">Ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(ouranou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a second [time],</span><br /><span class="grk">δευτέρου</span> <span class="translit">(deuterou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Do not call anything impure</span><br /><span class="grk">κοίνου</span> <span class="translit">(koinou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2840.htm">Strong's 2840: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean. From koinos; to make profane.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἃ</span> <span class="translit">(Ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has made clean.’</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκαθάρισεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekatharisen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2511.htm">Strong's 2511: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. 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