Acts 11:7

7 I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!'

Acts 11:7 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:7

And I heard a voice saying unto me
As he apprehended in his mind; and this voice he heard in the same sense and manner, as the Apostle Paul heard when in a trance, ( Acts 22:17 Acts 22:18 ) ( 2 Corinthians 12:4 ) .

arise, Peter, slay and eat;
that is, get up and slay some of these creatures upon the sheet, and dress them and eat them.

Acts 11:7 In-Context

5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying when I had a visionary experience. In my vision, I saw something like a large linen sheet being lowered from heaven by its four corners. It came all the way down to me.

6 As I stared at it, wondering what it was, I saw four-legged animals—including wild beasts—as well as reptiles and wild birds.

7 I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!'

8 I responded, ‘Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

9 The voice from heaven spoke a second time, ‘Never consider unclean what God has made pure.'