Acts 11:9
And the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed do not thou call polluted.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 nothing polluted or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.
10And this was done thrice: and then they were all drawn up again to heaven.
Cross References
Acts 10:15And the voice said to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, do not thou account polluted.
Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
1 Timothy 4:5for it is sanctified by the word of God and by 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 →