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Butδὲa voiceφωνὴansweredἀπεκρίθηa second timeἐκ δευτέρουfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦ‘WhatἋGodὁ θεὸςhas cleansed,ἐκαθάρισενyouσὺmust notμὴcall profane.’κοίνου
Acts 11:9
Study it in the app“But a voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, you must not call profane.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:9, word by word
- a voiceφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- a second timeδευτέρουdeuterou
second
Second.
Where else “deuterou” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has cleansedἐκαθάρισενekatharisen
cleanse
To make something spotless, or pronounce it fit.
Where else “ekatharisen” appears- call profane.’κοίνουkoinou
call profane
To call unclean what God has made clean.
Where else “koinou” appears
The context
8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for never has anything profane or unclean entered into my mouth.’
9 · This verse (above)
10This happened three times, and everything was drawn up again into heaven.
To study Acts 11 in a group
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?