13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

Other Translations of Acts 10:13

New International Version

13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."

English Standard Version

13 And there came a voice to him: "Rise, Peter; kill and eat."

The Message

13 Then a voice came: "Go to it, Peter - kill and eat."

New King James Version

13 And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat."

New Living Translation

13 Then a voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat them."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 10:13

Commentary on Acts 10:9-18

(Read Acts 10:9-18)

The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to be reckoned clean which were hitherto deemed unclean, was in effect saying, that the law of Moses was done away. Peter was soon made to know the meaning of it. God knows what services are before us, and how to prepare us; and we know the meaning of what he has taught us, when we find what occasion we have to make use of it.