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Acts 10:14–15

14 “Surely not, Lord!”y Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”z

15 The voice spoke to him a second time, Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”a

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Acts 10:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, What God has made clean, do not call common.”

Acts 10:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Acts 10:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.”

15 But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”

Acts 10:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”

15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, What God has cleansed you must not call common.”

Acts 10:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 But Peter said, “No, Lord! I have never eaten food that is unholy or unclean.”

15 But the voice said to him again, “God has made these things clean, so don’t call them unholy!”

Acts 10:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean. 15 And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

Acts 10:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean. 15 And there was a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not thou make common.

Acts 10:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 Peter answered, “I can’t do that, Lord! I’ve never eaten anything that is impure or unclean.”

15 A voice spoke to him a second time, “Don’t say that the things which God has made cleanare impure.” 

Acts 10:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 “No, Lord!” Peter said. “For I have never eaten anything common and ritually unclean!”

15 Again, a second time, a voice said to him, What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

Acts 10:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.” 15 The voice said to him again, a second time, What God has made clean, you must not call profane.”

Acts 10:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!” 15 And the voice came again to him for the second time: “The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!”

Acts 10:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 “No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything that is not pure and ‘clean.’ ”

15 The voice spoke to him a second time. “Do not say anything is not pure that God has made ‘clean,’ ” it said.

Acts 10:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”

15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.”


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