Acts 10:15 — Meaning and Application

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“And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.”

Acts 10:15

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And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

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

And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

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Acts 10:1

"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian {band},"

Acts 10:2

"{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."

Acts 10:3

"He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius."

Acts 10:4

"And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God."

Acts 10:5

"And now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon, whose surname is Peter:"

Acts 10:6

"He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do."

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