Acts 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 11:8 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 11:8 — KJV
“But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.”
— Acts 11:8 (KJV)
Acts 11:8 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 11:8
“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. unclean: Gr. common”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:8: lord, nothing, common
“(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:8: lord, hath, any
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:8: lord, hath, any
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:8: lord, hath, any
“Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:8: lord, hath, any
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