Acts 11:7

7 ἤκουσα δὲ καὶ φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι · Ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε.

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 Ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα, καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ ·

6 εἰς ἣν ἀτενίσας κατενόουν καὶ εἶδον τὰ τετράποδα τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰ θηρία καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ·

7 ἤκουσα δὲ καὶ φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι · Ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε.

8 εἶπον δέ · Μηδαμῶς, κύριε, ὅτι κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.

9 ἀπεκρίθη δὲ φωνὴ ἐκ δευτέρου ⸃ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ · Ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν σὺ μὴ κοίνου.