Acts 10:14
But Peter said—By no means, Lord! because, at no time, have I eaten anything common or unclean.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
In Context
13And there came a voice unto him—Rise, Peter! slay and eat.
Cross References
Exodus 10:11Not so! Go, I pray you, ye grown men and serve Yahweh, for, that, is what, ye, were seeking. And they were driven out from the presence of Pharaoh.
Leviticus 20:25Therefore shall ye make a distinction—Between the clean beasts, and the unclean,—And between the unclean birds and the clean,—So shall ye not make your persons abominable with beast, or with bird or with anything which creepeth upon the ground, which I have distinguished for you, as unclean.
Deuteronomy 14:4These, are the beasts which ye may eat,—the ox, the young of sheep, and the young of goats;
Ezekiel 44:31Nothing that died of itself or was torn in pieces, of bird or of beast shall be eaten by the priests.
Matthew 16:22And, taking him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying—Mercy on thee Lord! In nowise, shall, this, befall thee.
Luke 1:60And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
Matthew Henry on Acts 10:10-19
Peter's Vision. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of… Read the whole commentary →