• Acts 10:28
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 28 ἔφη said τε and πρὸς toward αὐτούς them Ὑμεῖς YOU ἐπίστασθε are well knowing ὡς as ἀθέμιτόν unlawful ἐστιν it is ἀνδρὶ to male person Ἰουδαίῳ Jew κολλᾶσθαι to glue himself ἢ or προσέρχεσθαι to be coming toward ἀλλοφύλῳ· one of another tribe; κἀμοὶ and to me ὁ the θεὸς God ἔδειξεν showed μηδένα no one κοινὸν common ἢ or ἀκάθαρτον unclean λέγειν to be saying ἄνθρωπον· man;

  • Acts 10:28
    King James Version

    • 28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

  • Acts 10:28
    American Standard Version

    • 28 and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

  • Acts 10:28
    The Bible in Living English

    • 28 and said to them “You know yourselves it is an impropriety for a Jew to fraternize with an alien or make a call on him. And God has shown me I am not to call any man vile or unclean;

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 10:28

      how unlawful it is for a Jew: The Jewish religious leaders in Peter’s day taught that anyone who entered a Gentile’s home would become ceremonially unclean. (Joh 18:28) However, the Law given through Moses made no specific injunction against this type of association. In addition, the wall separating Jews from Gentiles was removed when Jesus gave his life as a ransom and the new covenant was established. In doing so, Jesus made “the two groups one.” (Eph 2:11-16) Yet, even after Pentecost 33 C.E., the early disciples were slow to grasp the significance of what Jesus had done. In fact, Jewish Christians took many years to free themselves of the attitudes that were promoted by their former religious leaders and that were embedded in their culture.