Atos 10:13

13 Então uma voz lhe disse: “Levante-se, Pedro; mate e coma”.

Atos 10:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:13

And there came a voice to him
Formed by an angel, or rather by Christ himself:

rise, Peter, kill and eat;
he might be on his knees when he fell into this trance, being at prayer, and therefore is bid to rise; and he is called by name, the more to encourage him to do as he was ordered; and he is bid to kill and eat of all the creatures without distinction, which were represented to him in the sheet; and the design of this was to teach him, that both the distinction between clean and unclean creatures in the law was now abolished, and men might lawfully eat of whatsoever they pleased; and that he might and should without any difference converse with all sorts of men, Jews and Gentiles, circumcised and uncircumcised, and preach the Gospel to one as to another, and maintain a church communion and fellowship with all equally alike.

Atos 10:13 In-Context

11 Viu o céu aberto e algo semelhante a um grande lençol que descia à terra, preso pelas quatro pontas,

12 contendo toda espécie de quadrúpedes, bem como de répteis da terra e aves do céu.

13 Então uma voz lhe disse: “Levante-se, Pedro; mate e coma”.

14 Mas Pedro respondeu: “De modo nenhum, Senhor! Jamais comi algo impuro ou imundo!”

15 A voz lhe falou segunda vez: “Não chame impuro ao que Deus purificou”.