Againa voice[came] to him a second time,"WhatGodhas cleansed,no[longer] considerunholy."
"[It is] not whatentersinto the mouth[that] defilesthe man,but whatproceedsout of the mouth,thisdefilesthe man."
becauseit does not gointo his heart,but into his stomach,and is eliminated?"([Thus He] declaredallfoodsclean.)
Thishappenedthree times,and immediatelythe objectwas takenup into the sky.
And he saidto them, "You yourselvesknowhowunlawfulit is for a manwho is a Jewto associatewith a foreignerorto visithim; and [yet] Godhas shownme that I should not callanymanunholyorunclean.
"But a voicefrom heavenanswereda second time,WhatGodhas cleansed,nolonger considerunholy.'
but that we writeto them that they abstainfrom things contaminatedby idolsand from fornicationand from what is strangledand from blood.
that you abstainfrom things sacrificed to idolsand from bloodand from things strangledand from fornication;if you keepyourselvesfreefrom suchthings,you will dowell.Farewell."
and He madenodistinctionbetweenus and them, cleansingtheir heartsby faith.
I knowand am convincedin the LordJesusthat nothingis uncleanin itself;but to him who thinksanythingto be unclean,to him it is unclean.
Do not tear downthe workof Godfor the sakeof food.All thingsindeedare clean,but they are evilfor the manwho eatsand givesoffense.
Eatanythingthat is soldin the meat marketwithoutasking questionsfor conscience'sake;
To the pure,all thingsare pure;but to thosewho are defiledand unbelieving,nothingis pure,but boththeir mindand their conscienceare defiled.
And the winepresswas troddenoutsidethe city,and bloodcameout from the wine press,up to the horses'bridles,for a distanceof twohundred miles.
