Acts 11:8
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
Acts 11:8 in other translations
| BSB | ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ |
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| WEB | But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ |
| ASV | But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth. |
| YLT | and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth; |
| DARBY | And I said, In no wise, Lord, for common or unclean has never entered into my mouth. |
| BBE | But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth. |
| Webster | But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. |
What does Acts 11:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 11:1-11
Ac 11:1-18. Peter Vindicates Himself before the Church in Jerusalem for His Procedure towards the Gentiles. 1-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 11:1-18
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. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage of the church, to shut out those from it, and from the benefit of the means of grace, who are not in…
Acts 11:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 11:8
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
- Hosea 9:3
They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
- Leviticus 10:10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
- Leviticus 11:47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
- Mark 7:2
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
- Ezra 9:11-12
Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
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Context
- Acts 11:7
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
- Acts 11:8
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
- Acts 11:9
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts 11:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dije: Señor, no; porque ninguna cosa común ó inmunda entró jamás en mi boca. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je dis: Non point, Seigneur; car jamais chose impure ou immonde n’entra dans ma bouche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich sprach aber: Keineswegs, Herr! denn niemals ist Gemeines oder Unreines in meinen Mund gekommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixi autem: Nequaquam Domine: quia commune aut immundum numquam introivit in os meum. |