Acts 11:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Acts 15:9 : 9 and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;
  • Heb 9:13-14 : 13 for if the blood of bulls, and goats, and ashes of an heifer, sprinkling those defiled, doth sanctify to the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
  • 1 Tim 4:5 : 5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
  • Acts 10:15 : 15 and `there is' a voice again a second time unto him: `What God did cleanse, thou, declare not thou common;'
  • Acts 10:28 : 28 And he said unto them, `Ye know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to keep company with, or to come unto, one of another race, but to me God did shew to call no man common or unclean;
  • Acts 10:34-35 : 34 And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, 35 but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;

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    13and there came a voice unto him: `Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.'

    14And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'

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    16and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.

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