Acts 11:8

New International Reader's Version

“I replied, ‘No, Lord! I will not! Nothing that is not pure and “clean” has ever entered my mouth.’

Cross References

Hosea 9:3

You won’t remain in the Lord’s land. Ephraim, you will return to Egypt. You will eat “unclean” food in Assyria.

Leviticus 10:10

This is so that you can tell the difference between what is holy and what is not. You must be able to tell the difference between what is ‘clean’ and what is not.

Leviticus 11:47

You must be able to tell the difference between what is “clean” and what is not. You must also be able to tell the difference between living creatures that can be eaten and those that can’t.’ ”

Mark 7:2

They saw some of his disciples eating food with “unclean” hands. That means they were not washed.

Acts 11:7

Then I heard a voice speaking to me. ‘Get up, Peter,’ the voice said. ‘Kill and eat.’

Acts 11:9

“A second time the voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, ‘Do not say anything is not pure that God has made “clean.” ’

Romans 14:14

I am absolutely sure that nothing is “unclean” in itself. The Lord Jesus has convinced me of this. But someone may consider a thing to be “unclean.” If they do, it is “unclean” for them.

1 Corinthians 7:14

The unbelieving husband has been made holy through his wife. The unbelieving wife has been made holy through her believing husband. If that were not the case, your children would not be pure and “clean.” But as it is, they are holy.