Acts 10:14

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““No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.””

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BSBPD

““No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 10:14 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:18But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
  2. Exodus 10:11No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
  3. Leviticus 11:1The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
  4. Leviticus 20:25You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.
  5. Deuteronomy 14:1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
  6. Deuteronomy 14:4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
  7. Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
  8. Ezekiel 44:31The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
  9. Daniel 1:8But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
  10. Matthew 16:22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
  11. Matthew 25:9‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
  12. Luke 1:60But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
  13. Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
  14. Acts 10:28He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

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