Verse 8
Acts 11:8
World English Bible
8
But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
Original Language Text
greek
εἶπον δέ· Μηδαμῶς, κύριε, ⸀ὅτι κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.
English Translation
And I said: By no means, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the wo...
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When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
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3
saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”
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But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
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“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending,...
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When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild a...
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I also heard a voice saying to me,
‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’
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But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
9
But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven,
‘What God (Elohim) has cleansed, don’t you ca...
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10
This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
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11
Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to...
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12
The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me,...
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13
He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and g...
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14
who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’
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15
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
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16
I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said,
‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be bapt...
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17
If then God (Elohim) gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Yashua (Jesus) C...
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18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God (Elohim), saying, “Then God (...
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19
They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far...
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20
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to...
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21
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
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22
The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Ba...
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23
who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God (Elohim), was glad. He exhorted them all, that...
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24
For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the L...
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25
Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
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26
When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with...
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27
Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
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28
One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine a...
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29
As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Jude...
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30
which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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