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Acts 11:9

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

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See also Acts 11:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See Acts 10:9....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Peter's Defense in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1)._ 2. The Beginning of the Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19). 3. Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22). 4. The Prophecy of Agabus ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PETER DEFENDS HIS ACTION AT JERUSALEM. As Philip's action at Samaria (Acts 8:14), so here Peter's doings at Cæ sarea are reported at Jerusalem. The Samaritans were, in many respects, Jews, but Corneli...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    The apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judaea heard that the Gentiles too had received the word of God. So when Peter came up to Jerusalem those of the circumcision criticized him because,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE. a. ANSWERED. Greek. _apokrinomai._ App-122. ME. Omit. AGAIN. Literally from (Greek. _ek._ App-104.). second (time). CALL. make....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    μοι omitted after ἈΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ ΔῈ with אAB. _Vulg_. ‘Respondit autem vox.’...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    Acts 11:1-18. THE JUDÆO-CHRISTIANS BLAME PETER. HE MAKES HIS DEFENCE AT JERUSALEM...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _PETER'S DEFENSE OF HIS VISIT TO THE GENTILES ACTS 11:1-18:_ The apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. When Peter returned to Jerusalem he...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать, ΈΚΑΘΆΡΙΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΘΑΡΊΖΩ (G260) очищать, ΚΟΊΝΟΥ _praes. imper. med. от_ ΚΟΙΝΌΩ (G2840) профанировать; _med._ считать...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    AT JERUSALEM. Acts 11:1-18. a. News reaches Jerusalem; objection. Acts 11:1-3. Acts 11:1 Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes one verse 4...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: I WAS IN TH...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    4 So important is this new departure that Peter's rehearsal before his indignant brethren is given in full, for it removes the great obstacle which lay in the way of the further spread of the evangel....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH TO JUDÆA AND SAMARIA (ACTS 8:4 TO ACTS 11:18) The Christians, scattered by persecution, preach everywhere through Judaea and Samaria. The places specially mentioned are Sa...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST GENTILE CHURCH 1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem. Those Christians who maintained the need of observing the Ceremonial Law did not attack the baptism itself...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 11 PETER’S REPORT TO THE *CHURCH IN *JERUSALEM, 11:1-18 V1 The *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the *Gentiles also had receive...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    FOLLOWING A PLAIN COURSE Acts 11:1-18 It is very interesting here to find Peter on the defensive. We have always thought of him as masterful and strong, the born leader of men, whose authority was ab...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusalem...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Peter Explains His Actions News of the events in Cornelius' house reached Jerusalem and the apostles, even, apparently, before Peter made his way back to the city. Prior to the baptism of Cornelius an...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    PETER'S REPORT AT JERUSALEM 1-13. Immediately after Peter's glorious revival at Caesarea he goes straight to Jerusalem, accompanied by the six Joppa brethren who had witnessed the new departure and th...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea 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 wi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE CATHOLICITY OF THE GOSPEL_ ‘What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.’ Acts 11:9 What a beautiful instance we have here of the Saviour speaking from heaven. Therefore it has peculiar...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Acts 11:19 begins the narration of the new order of things by which the ministry of Paul is distinguished. Among those who were scattered abroad on the occasion of Stephen's death, and who went as far...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THE VOICE ANSWERED ME AGAIN FROM HEAVEN,.... From whence the former voice came, and was the voice of the Lord, or of an angel of the Lord, and which answered him again, or A SECOND TIME; not that...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But Peter rehearsed_ Εξετιθετο, _laid open; the matter from the beginning_ Of the vision which he had seen, which was evidently designed to dispose him to such condescension, and gave them a full det...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly o...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    BUT THE VOICE ANSWERED ME AGAIN FROM HEAVEN, ‘WHAT GOD HAS CLEANSED YOU MUST NOT CALL COMMON. ' 1. God is clear. If God calls it "CLEAN" don't put it in the "unclean" category. 2. When God cleanses...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    :!7 17 IF THEREFORE GOD GAVE THEM THE SAME GIFT AS _HE GAVE_ US WHEN WE BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND GOD? " 1. What was similar to Pentecost? 1. Cornelius was...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    But. voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common. And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven. And behold, forthwith three men stoo...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-18 The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. An...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This is twice spoken to St. Peter, that it might be the more unquestionable with him and others, it seeming otherwise very strange; and, it may be, therefore twice by St. Luke recorded....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 11:9 But G1161 voice G5456 answered G611 (G5662) me G3427 again G1537 G1208 from G1537 heaven...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    And I heard also a voice saying to me, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But I said, “Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.” But a voice answered the second time out o...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    _Apologetic Account by St. Peter at Jerusalem of the Conversion of Cornelius, Acts 11:1_. The commentators have given far too little attention to this section of the Apostolic History. Thus in the exc...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 11:9. THE VOICE ANSWERED ME AGAIN FROM HEAVEN. The word ‘answered' is more definite and lively than that which we find in the correlative passage; and the phrase ‘from heaven' is an addition, whi...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Peter vindicates his ministry to the Gentiles. Name «Christians» first applied at Antioch. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Spirit, Peter, angel, John, Stephen, Barnabas, Saul, Agabus, Caesar. CONCLUSIO...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 11:2. _They of the circumcision contended with him._ Those who were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and conv...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    SO PETER GAVE THEM A FULL ACCOUNT. To show that he had done what God has authorized him to do. Compare notes on _chapter 10._...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 11:1. THE APOSTLES.—Peter and John (Acts 8:14), with James (Acts 12:2), and possibly the rest of the Twelve. THE BRETHREN.—The body of disciples....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 11:1 _Now_ for _and_, A.V.; _the_ _brethren _for brethren, A.V.; _also had_ for _had also_, A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great revolution would travel to the metrop...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come back to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision had a fight wi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 4:5; Acts 10:28; Acts 10:34; Acts 10:35; Acts 15:9;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    PREJUDICE TURNED TO PRAISE Acts 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS After Peter's visit to the home of Cornelius and his return to Judea he learned that the Apostles and brethren there had heard how the Gentile...

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