Acts 11:8
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 11
“But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.”Acts 11:8
What Does Acts 11:8 Mean?
Acts 11:8 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 11, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Acts 11:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 15:11“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”Romans 14:14“I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.”Hosea 9:3“They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.”Mark 7:15“There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.”1 Corinthians 7:14“For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.”Genesis 48:18“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.”Leviticus 10:10“And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;”Leviticus 11:47“To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.”Joshua 22:19“Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.”Ezra 9:11“Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.”Mark 7:2“And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.”
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