Acts 11:8

The Passion Translation

“I said, ‘I can’t do that, Lord! For I’ve never eaten anything that is forbidden or impure according to our Jewish laws.’

Cross References

Mark 7:2

They were shocked to find that some of Jesus’ disciples ate bread without first observing the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating their meal.

Acts 11:7

Then I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat them.’

Acts 11:9

“The voice spoke to me again, saying, ‘Nothing is unclean if God declares it to be clean.’

Romans 14:14

I know and am convinced by personal revelation from the Lord Jesus that there is nothing wrong with eating any food. But to the one who considers it to be unclean, it is unacceptable.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband has been made holy by his believing wife. And the unbelieving wife has been made holy by her believing husband by virtue of his or her sacred union to a believer. Otherwise, the children from this union would be unclean, but in fact, they are holy.