Acts 11:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 11:7

5 ^a“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

6 When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’

8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’

9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’

10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

Verse Comparison: Acts 11:7

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American Standard Version
And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

Amplified® Bible
And I heard a voice saying to me, Get up, Peter; kill and eat.

Contemporary English Version
I heard a voice saying to me, "Peter, get up! Kill these and eat them."

Darby English Version
And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter, slay and eat.

Good News Bible
Then I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat!'

International Standard Version
I also heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it.'

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

New American Standard Bible
"I also heard a voice saying to me, `Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'

New International Version
Then I heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'

New King James Version
And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'

Young's Literal Translation
and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

New English Translation
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter¹ and eat!’

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