Acts 11:7
And I heard a voice, which said to me: Simon, arise slay and eat.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
In Context
8And I said: Far be it, my Lord. For never hath any thing polluted or unclean entered my mouth.
Cross References
1 Timothy 4:4Because whatever is created by God is good; and there is nothing which should be rejected if it be received with thankfulness;
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 →