Acts 10:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Acts 10:28 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 10:2825 words

GreekMeaning

ἔφηephē

He was sayingverbG5346

τεte

thenwordG5037

πρὸςpros

toprepositionG4314

αὐτούςautous

thempronounG846

ὙμεῖςHymeis

You yourselvespronounG4771

ἐπίστασθεepistasthe

knowverbG1987

ὡςhōs

howadverbG5613

ἀθέμιτόνathemiton

unlawfuladjectiveG111

ἐστινestin

it isverbG1510

ἀνδρὶandri

for a mannounG435

ἸουδαίῳIoudaiō

JewishadjectiveG2453

κολλᾶσθαιkollasthai

to unite himselfverbG2853

ἢē

orwordG2228

προσέρχεσθαιproserchesthai

to come nearverbG4334

ἀλλοφύλῳallophylō

to someone foreignadjectiveG246

κἀμοὶkamoi

And to mepronounG2504

ὁho

thearticleG3588

θεὸςtheos

GodnounG2316

ἔδειξενedeixen

has shownverbG1166

μηδέναmēdena

nothingadjectiveG3367

κοινὸνkoinon

commonadjectiveG2839

ἢē

orwordG2228

ἀκάθαρτονakatharton

uncleanadjectiveG169

λέγεινlegein

to callverbG3004

ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon

mannounG444

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 10:28

But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. Acts 10:26 Do you mark how, before all else (the Apostles) teach them this lesson, not to think great things of them? And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that had come together. And he said to them, You 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 has showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. (v. 27,…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on Acts

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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