"And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common." — Acts 10:15

Acts 10:15 · KJV

“And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.”

— Acts 10:15

Verse 14

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Verse 16

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Acts 10 — Context

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:25

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, {that} eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Titus 1:15

Unto the pure all things {are} pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving {is} nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Mark 7:19

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

Romans 14:14

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that {there is} nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him {it is} unclean. {unclean: Gr. common}

1 Timothy 4:3-5

Forbidding to marry, {and commanding} to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Acts 10:28

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 11:9

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