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Acts 11:7

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 11:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
Acts 11:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,
5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:
6upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.
7And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
8But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.
9But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
10And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I heard a voice saying unto me, etc.] As he apprehended in his mind; and this voice he heard in the same sense and manner, as the Apostle Paul heard when in a trance, (<442217>Acts 22:17,18 <471204>2 Corinthians 12:4). arise, Peter, slay and eat; that is, get up and slay some of these creatures upon the sheet, and dress them and eat them.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See Acts 10:9-33. return to 'Top of Page'”
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