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Acts 10:28

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10:28He said to them, “You know that71 it is unlawful72 for a Jew73 to associate with or visit a Gentile,74 yet God has shown me that I should call no person75 defiled or ritually unclean.76

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  1. 71 Here ὡς (hōs) is used like ὅτι (hoti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. ὡς 5).
  2. 72 This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts ( ἀθέμιτος).
  3. 73 Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiō).
  4. 74 Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association ( κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.
  5. 75 This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos).
  6. 76 Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts. God has shown me … unclean. Peter sees the significance of his vision as not about food, but about open fellowship between Jewish Christians and Gentiles.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

NLTNew Living Translation

Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown that I should call no man common or unclean.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.