ACTS 10:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.”
Then a voice told him, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'—the voice's command (thyson kai phage, 'kill and eat') directly contradicts Jewish law. The imperative is shocking: the authority figure is commanding Mosaic violation. Yet Peter's obedience to this voice will constitute obedience to heaven, not violation of covenant. The command to 'kill' suggests sacrifice language (thyein, 'to sacrifice'). The test is whether Peter will subordinate ceremonial law to revealed truth.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:13
kill and eat. Acts 10:13 Probably he was on his knees when he saw the vision. — To me it seems that this also denotes the Gospel (or, the Preaching). That the thing taking place was of God (the circumstances made evident, namely), both that he sees it (descending) from above, and that he is in a trance; and, that the voice comes from thence, and the thrice confessing that the creatures there were unclean, and its coming from thence, and being drawn back there (all this), is a…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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