"But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common." — Acts 11:9

Acts 11:9 · KJV

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

— Acts 11:9

Verse 8

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Verse 10

And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

Acts 11 — Context

And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

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

And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

Cross References

Acts 15:9

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Hebrews 9:13-14

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Acts 10:15

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

1 Timothy 4:5

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

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 10:34-35

Then Peter opened {his} mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: