Acts 11:9
But the voice replied the second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth.
10Now this was repeated thrice: and the whole withdrawn again into heaven.
Cross References
Acts 10:15And the voice again a second time came to him, What God hath cleansed, call not thou unclean.
Acts 10:34Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons:
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 →