A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not make unholy."

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Make not thou common (συ μη κοινου). Note emphatic position of συ (thou). Do thou stop making common what God cleansed (εκαθαρισεν…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

What God has cleansed. What God has pronounced or declared pure. If God has commanded you to do a thing, it is not impure or wrong. Its us…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.—In the framework of the vision, the clean and the unclean beasts stood…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The voice told Peter, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” The particular application had to do with nullifying Jewish dietary la…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

God hath made clean. He speaks concerning food, but this sentence must be extended to all parts of life. It is, word for word, That wh…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the voice spoke unto him again the second time
The following words,

what God has cleansed

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tel…

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