Acts 10:28

World English Bible (2000)

He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.

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  • John 4:9 : 9 The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
  • John 18:28 : 28 They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
  • Acts 10:14-15 : 14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." 15 A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."
  • Acts 10:34-35 : 34 Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism; 35 but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
  • Acts 11:2-3 : 2 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
  • Acts 11:9 : 9 But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you call unclean.'
  • Acts 15:8-9 : 8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
  • Acts 22:21-22 : 21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'" 22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"
  • Gal 2:12-14 : 12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy; so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
  • Eph 3:6-7 : 6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News, 7 of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
  • John 4:27 : 27 At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, "What are you looking for?" or, "Why do you speak with her?"
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 who say, Stand by yourself, don't come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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  • Acts 10:27
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    27 As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

  • Acts 10:29-30
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    29 Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

    30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

  • Acts 11:3-13
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    3 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"

    4 But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

    5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

    6 When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

    7 I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat!'

    8 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 has cleansed, don't you call unclean.'

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

    11 Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

    12 The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

    13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

  • Acts 10:13-16
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    13 A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat!"

    14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

    15 A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."

    16 This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

  • Acts 10:11
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    11 He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

  • Acts 10:21-24
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    21 Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"

    22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

    23 So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24 On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

  • Acts 10:32-34
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    32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'

    33 Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God."

    34 Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;

  • Gal 2:14
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    14 But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?

  • Acts 28:28
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    28 "Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen."

  • Acts 15:19
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    19 "Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

  • Acts 21:25
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    25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

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    12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

  • Acts 10:5-6
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    5 Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

    6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."

  • Acts 22:21
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    21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

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    15 But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

  • Acts 15:9
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    9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

  • Acts 10:8
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    8 Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

  • Acts 21:21-22
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    21 They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

    22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

  • Acts 18:6
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    6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"

  • Rom 14:14
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    14 I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

  • Acts 10:3
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    3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

  • Acts 10:1
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    1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

  • Acts 10:19
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    19 While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.

  • Acts 28:17
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  • Acts 16:21
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    21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

  • Acts 16:3
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    3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

  • Acts 9:43
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    43 It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

  • Acts 11:17
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    17 If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"

  • Acts 11:1
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    1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.