Acts 11:9

Then I heard that voice from the sky again. It said, ‘If God says that something is good, don’t say it is no good.’

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

In Context

8But I said, ‘No, boss. I will not. Our law says we can’t eat that sort of animal. They are no good, so I never eat any of them.’

10That happened 3 times, and then that sheet and everything in it went back up into the sky.

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Cross References

Acts 10:15Then the voice said to Peter, “If God says that something is good, don’t say it is no good.”

Acts 10:34Then Peter started telling those Roman people his message. He said, “Now I really understand that God treats everyone the same.

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:2-19

Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great… Read the whole commentary →

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