Acts 11:9
But the voice answered again from heaven, “What God has declared clean, do not call unclean.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
In Context
8I said, “Not so, Lord; for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.”
10This happened three times, and then everything was taken back up into heaven again.
Cross References
Acts 10:15But the voice came to him again a second time: “What God has cleansed, do not call it defiled.”
Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly, I perceive that God does not take anyone's side.
1 Timothy 4:5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
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 →