Acts 11:9 “But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything i…”

Acts 11:9

But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

World English Bible

But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

American Standard Version

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the voyce answered me the seconde time from heauen, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.

Darby Translation

And a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, do not thou make common.

Young's Literal Translation

and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou — declare not thou common.

Bible in Basic English

But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

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Cross references

“What”

Acts 15:9 Acts 10:28 1 Timothy 4:5 Acts 10:34 Acts 10:35 Hebrews 9:13

Acts 15:9 · BSB

He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Acts 10:28 · BSB

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

1 Timothy 4:5 · BSB

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Acts 10:34 · BSB

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

Acts 10:35 · BSB

but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

Hebrews 9:13 · BSB

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

Also

Acts 10:15

Acts 10:15 · BSB

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

10This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

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