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Acts 11:9 — King James Version← Study notes

But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.


Acts 11:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 11:915 words
GreekMeaning
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
AnsweredverbG611
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
φωνὴphōnē
the voicenounG5456
ἐκek
forprepositionG1537
δευτέρουdeuterou
a second timeadjectiveG1208
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
οὐρανοῦouranou
heavennounG3772
Ha
Whatrelative pronounG3739
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐκαθάρισενekatharisen
has cleansedverbG2511
σὺsy
you yourselfpronounG4771
μὴ
notadverbG3361
κοίνουkoinou
do call unholyverbG2840
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 11:9

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth. Acts 11:8 Do you mark? I did my part, says he: I said, that I have never eaten anything common or unclean: with reference to this that they said, You went in, and ate with them. But this he does not say to Cornelius: for there was no need to mention it to him. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God has cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 24 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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