Acts 10:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

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  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
  • 1 Cor 10:25 : 25 Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;
  • Rom 14:14 : 14 I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
  • 1 Tim 4:3-5 : 3 Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge. 4 Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise: 5 For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.
  • Heb 9:9-9 : 9 And this is an image of the present time; when the offerings which are given are not able to make the heart of the worshipper completely clean, 10 Because they are only rules of the flesh, of meats and drinks and washings, which have their place till the time comes when things will be put right.
  • Rev 14:14-17 : 14 And I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud I saw one seated, like a son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp curved blade. 15 And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready. 16 And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut. 17 And another angel came out from the house of God which is in heaven, having a sharp curved blade.
  • Rev 14:20 : 20 And the grapes were crushed under foot outside the town, and blood came out from them, even to the head-bands of the horses, two hundred miles.
  • Rom 14:20 : 20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
  • Gal 2:12-13 : 12 For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways.
  • Mark 7:19 : 19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.
  • Acts 10:28 : 28 And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:
  • Acts 11:9 : 9 But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
  • Acts 15:20 : 20 But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.
  • Acts 15:29 : 29 To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

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  • Acts 11:3-10
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    3Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

    4But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

    5I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

    6And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.

    7And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

    8But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.

    9But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

    10And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.

  • Acts 10:8-14
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    8And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.

    9Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

    10And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

    11And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

    12In which were all sorts of beasts and birds.

    13And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

    14But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

  • Acts 10:16-20
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    16And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

    17Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

    18To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

    19And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

    20Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.

  • Acts 10:27-32
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    27And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

    28And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

    29And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

    30And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

    31Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

    32Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.

  • Acts 10:3-6
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    3He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

    4And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

    5Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,

    6Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.

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    10But any which have no skin-plates or wings for swimming, you may not take; they are unclean for you.

  • Acts 10:34
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    34Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:

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    12And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

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    18And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

    19Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

  • Acts 10:22-23
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    22And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

    23So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

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    14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

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    46And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

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    14I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

  • Acts 15:9
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    9Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.

  • Acts 10:44
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    44While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

  • Lev 11:47
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    47Marking out the unclean from the clean, and the living thing which may be used for food from that which may not.

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    7And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

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    7Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

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    10And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

    11Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

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    20These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.