Acts 11:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

Also I heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Arise, Peter: slay and eate.

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  • Acts 10:8-21
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    8And tolde them all things, and sent them to Ioppa.

    9On the morow as they went on their iourney, and drew neere vnto the citie, Peter went vp vpon the house to pray, about the sixt houre.

    10Then waxed hee an hungred, and would haue eaten: but while they made some thing ready, he fell into a trance.

    11And hee sawe heauen opened, and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him, as it had bene a great sheete, knit at the foure corners, & was let downe to the earth.

    12Wherein were all maner of foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes and creeping things, and foules of the heauen.

    13And there came a voyce to him, Arise, Peter: kill, and eate.

    14But Peter sayd, Not so, Lord: for I haue neuer eaten any thing that is polluted, or vncleane.

    15And the voyce spake vnto him againe the second time, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.

    16This was so done thrise: and the vessell was drawen vp againe into heauen.

    17Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate,

    18And called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

    19And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.

    20Arise therefore, and get thee downe, and goe with them, and doute nothing: For I haue sent them.

    21Then Peter went downe to the men, which were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and sayd, Beholde, I am he whome ye seeke: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

  • Acts 11:8-10
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    8And I said, God forbid, Lord: for nothing polluted or vncleane hath at any time entred into my mouth.

    9But the voyce answered me the seconde time from heauen, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.

    10And this was done three times, and all were taken vp againe into heauen.

  • Acts 11:2-6
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    2And when Peter was come vp to Hierusalem, they of the circumcision contended against him,

    3Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, and hast eaten with them.

    4Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,

    5I was in the citie of Ioppa, praying, and in a trance I sawe this vision, A certaine vessell comming downe as it had bene a great sheete, let downe from heauen by the foure corners, and it came to me.

    6Towarde the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and sawe foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes, and creeping things, and foules of the heauen.

  • 32Send therefore to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter (he is lodged in the house of Simon a Tanner by the sea side) who when he commeth, shall speake vnto thee.

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    12And the Spirit saide vnto me, that I should go with them, without doubting: moreouer these sixe brethren came with me, and we entred into the mans house.

    13And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and said to him, Send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

    14He shall speake wordes vnto thee, whereby both thou and all thine house shalbe saued.

  • 14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

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    25And it came to passe as Peter came in, that Cornelius met him, and fell downe at his feete, and worshipped him.

    26But Peter tooke him vp, saying, Stand vp: for euen I my selfe am a man.

    27And as he talked with him, he came in, and found many that were come together.

    28And he sayd vnto them, Ye know that it is an vnlawfull thing for a man that is a Iewe, to company, or come vnto one of another nation: but God hath shewed me, that I should not call any man polluted, or vncleane.

  • Acts 10:4-6
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    4But when hee looked on him, hee was afrayd, and sayd, What is it, Lord? And he sayd vnto him, Thy prayers & thine almes are come vp into remembrance before God.

    5Nowe therefore send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

    6Hee lodgeth with one Simon a Tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to doe.

  • Acts 12:7-8
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    7And behold the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and a light shined in the house, and he smote Peter on the side, and raysed him vp, saying, Arise quickely; his chaines fell off from his handes.

    8And the Angel saide vnto him, Girde thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales; so he did. Then he said vnto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and followe me.

  • 47That there may be a difference betweene the vncleane and cleane, and betweene the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten.

  • 23Then called he them in, and lodged them, and the next day, Peter went foorth with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied him.

  • Lev 11:2-3
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    2Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth.

    3Whatsoeuer parteth the hoofe, and is clouen footed, and cheweth the cudde, among the beastes, that shall ye eate.

  • 21Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Put your burnt offerings vnto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

  • 11And when Peter was come to himselfe, he said, Nowe I know for a trueth, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wayting for of the people of the Iewes.

  • 11Of all cleane birdes ye shall eate:

  • 8And the voyce which I heard from heauen, spake vnto me againe, and said, Go and take the litle booke which is open in the hand of the Angel, which standeth vpon the sea and vpon the earth.

  • 7And when there had bene great disputation, Peter rose vp, and said vnto them, Ye men and brethren, ye know that a good while ago, among vs God chose out me, that the Gentiles by my mouth should heare the worde of the Gospel, and beleeue.

  • 7So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?

  • 8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

  • 46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

  • 6He then both trembling and astonied, sayd, Lord, what wilt thou that I doe? And the Lord sayd vnto him, Arise and goe into the citie, and it shall be tolde thee what thou shalt doe.

  • 14Then said I, Ah, Lord God, beholde, my soule hath not bene polluted: for from my youth vp, euen vnto this houre, I haue not eaten of a thing dead, or torne in pieces, neither came there any vncleane flesh in my mouth.