Acts 11:8
New International Version
“I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

New Living Translation
“‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’

English Standard Version
But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Berean Standard Bible
‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Berean Literal Bible
But I said, 'In no way, Lord. For nothing ever common or unclean has entered into my mouth.'

King James Bible
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

New King James Version
But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’

New American Standard Bible
But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

NASB 1995
“But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

NASB 1977
“But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Legacy Standard Bible
But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing defiled or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Amplified Bible
But I said, ‘Not at all, Lord; for nothing common (unholy) or [ceremonially] unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘No, Lord! ’ I said. ‘For nothing impure or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No, Lord!’ I said. ‘For nothing common or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’

American Standard Version
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Contemporary English Version
But I said, "Lord, I can't do that! I've never taken a bite of anything that is unclean and not fit to eat."

English Revised Version
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But I answered, 'I can't do that, Lord! I've never put anything impure or unclean into my mouth.'

Good News Translation
But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! No ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth.'

International Standard Version
But I replied, 'Absolutely not, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth!'

Majority Standard Bible
?No, Lord,? I said, ?for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.?

NET Bible
But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!'

New Heart English Bible
But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'

Webster's Bible Translation
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Weymouth New Testament
"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

World English Bible
But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and I said, Not so, Lord, because anything common or unclean has at no time entered into my mouth;

Berean Literal Bible
But I said, 'In no way, Lord. For nothing ever common or unclean has entered into my mouth.'

Young's Literal Translation
and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth;

Smith's Literal Translation
And I said, By no means, Lord: for anything common or unclean never came into my month.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But I said: ‘Never, lord! For what is common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.’

New American Bible
But I said, ‘Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

New Revised Standard Version
But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I said, Far be it, my Lord: for never has anything defiled and unclean entered my mouth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I said, 'Never, my Lord, because what is polluted or defiled has never entered my mouth.'
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But I said, By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

Godbey New Testament
And I said, By no means, Lord: because nothing unconsecrated or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.

Haweis New Testament
But I said, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth.

Mace New Testament
but I said, Lord, by no means: for I never did eat any thing impure, and defiled.

Weymouth New Testament
"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

Worrell New Testament
But I said, 'By no means, Lord; because a common or an unclean thing never entered into my mouth!'

Worsley New Testament
But I said, By no means, Lord: for nothing polluted or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Peter's Report at Jerusalem
7Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ 8‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’…

Cross References
Leviticus 11:4-8
But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. / The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. / The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. ...

Deuteronomy 14:3-21
You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ...

Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Isaiah 65:4
sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Mark 7:14-19
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: / Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” / If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. ...

Matthew 15:10-11
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. / A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Romans 14:14
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

1 Timothy 4:4-5
For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Genesis 7:2
You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;

Genesis 9:3-4
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

Colossians 2:16-17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Galatians 2:11-14
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. / For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. / The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. ...

1 Corinthians 10:25-27
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” / If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.


Treasury of Scripture

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.

common.

Mark 7:2
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

unclean.

Leviticus 10:10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

Leviticus 11:47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

Ezra 9:11,12
Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness…

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Acts 11
1. Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,
5. makes his defense;
18. which is accepted.
19. The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
22. Barnabas is sent to confirm them.
26. The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.
27. They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine.














But I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord!
This phrase reflects Peter's initial resistance to the divine vision he received. The Greek word for "replied" (ἀπεκρίθην) indicates a response or answer, suggesting Peter's engagement in a dialogue with God. The phrase "Surely not, Lord!" (Μηδαμῶς, Κύριε) reveals Peter's strong objection, rooted in his adherence to Jewish dietary laws. The use of "Lord" (Κύριε) acknowledges God's authority, yet Peter's response shows his struggle to reconcile his traditional beliefs with the new revelation. This moment highlights the tension between old covenant practices and the emerging new covenant understanding.

For nothing impure or unclean
The terms "impure" (κοινόν) and "unclean" (ἀκάθαρτον) are significant in Jewish law, referring to foods prohibited by the Torah. The Greek word "κοινόν" can also mean common or profane, indicating something not set apart for holy use. "ἀκάθαρτον" specifically denotes ritual impurity. Peter's declaration underscores his commitment to the purity laws that defined Jewish identity and religious practice. This reflects the broader cultural and religious context of first-century Judaism, where dietary laws were a key boundary marker distinguishing Jews from Gentiles.

has ever entered my mouth.’
This phrase emphasizes Peter's lifelong observance of Jewish dietary restrictions. The Greek verb "entered" (εἰσῆλθεν) suggests a physical act of consumption, reinforcing Peter's adherence to the law. The phrase "my mouth" (μου στόμα) personalizes his statement, indicating his personal commitment to these laws. This assertion of purity and obedience highlights the challenge Peter faces in accepting the vision's message, which calls for a radical rethinking of what it means to be clean or unclean in God's eyes. This moment is pivotal in the narrative of Acts, as it sets the stage for the inclusion of Gentiles into the early Christian community, breaking down long-standing barriers and expanding the scope of God's covenant.

Verse 8. - Ever for at any time, A.V.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
‘No,
Μηδαμῶς (Mēdamōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3365: By no means, not at all. Adverb from a compound of me and amos; by no means.

Lord,’
Κύριε (Kyrie)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

I said,
Εἶπον (Eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘for
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

nothing
οὐδέποτε (oudepote)
Adverb
Strong's 3763: Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.

impure
κοινὸν (koinon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2839: Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

unclean
ἀκάθαρτον (akatharton)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 169: Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).

has {ever} entered
εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

mouth.’
στόμα (stoma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4750: The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.


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