He said to them,“ You know that it is against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home. A Jew shouldn’t have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not say anyone is not pure and‘ clean.’

就对他们说：“你们知道，犹太人和别国的人亲近来往本是不合例的，但神已经指示我，无论什么人都不可看作俗而不洁净的。

就对他们说：“你们知道，犹太人和别国的人结交来往本是不合规矩的，但上帝已经指示我，无论什么人都不可看作污俗或不洁净的。

就对他们说：“你们知道，犹太人和别国的人结交来往本是不合规矩的，但神已经指示我，无论什么人都不可看作污俗或不洁净的。

就对他们说：“你们都知道，按照犹太人的传统，我们不可以和外族人来往。但上帝已经指示我不可把任何人视为污秽不洁。

就对他们说：“你们知道，犹太人本来是不准和外国人接近来往的，但神已经指示了我，不可把任何人当作凡俗或不洁的。

就对他们说：“你们知道，犹太人和外族人交往或亲近是律法所禁止的。但是神指示我，不要把任何人当做俗的或不洁净的。

就對他們說：「你們知道，猶太人和別國的人親近來往本是不合例的，但神已經指示我，無論甚麼人都不可看作俗而不潔淨的。

就對他們說：「你們知道，猶太人和別國的人結交來往本是不合規矩的，但上帝已經指示我，無論甚麼人都不可看作污俗或不潔淨的。

就對他們說：「你們知道，猶太人和別國的人結交來往本是不合規矩的，但神已經指示我，無論甚麼人都不可看作污俗或不潔淨的。

就對他們說：「你們都知道，按照猶太人的傳統，我們不可以和外族人來往。但上帝已經指示我不可把任何人視為污穢不潔。

就對他們說：“你們知道，猶太人本來是不准和外國人接近來往的，但神已經指示了我，不可把任何人當作凡俗或不潔的。

便對他們說：『你們自己也知道猶太族的人和異族人接近或往來，本是違背律例的；但對於我、上帝已經指示、不要說甚麼人是凡俗而不潔淨的。

就對他們說：「你們知道，猶太人和外族人交往或親近是律法所禁止的。但是神指示我，不要把任何人當做俗的或不潔淨的。

爾固知猶太人、與異邦人相親相近、非宜也、然上帝示我、勿言人為俗、或不潔、

猶太人、不宜就異邦人、入其室、爾曹所知也、惟上帝示我、勿以人為俗而不潔、

謂之曰、猶太人不宜與異邦人交、或入其室、爾曹所知、惟天主已示我、勿以人為俗、或不潔、

乃語曰：『汝等固知猶太人素與他國人不相往來、惟天主已示予勿視人為塵俗不潔；

He said to them:“ You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.

And he said to them,“ You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.

Peter told them,“ You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

Peter said to them,“ You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

And he said to them,“ You yourselves know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call any person unholy or unclean.

Then he said to them,“ You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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:

Peter said to them,“ You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner. But God has shown me that I must not call any person common or unclean.

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.

He said to them,“ You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.

He said to them,“ You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

The Samaritan woman said to him,“ You are a Jew. I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” She said this because Jews don’t have anything to do with Samaritans.

Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.I now serve the good news because God gave me his grace. His power is at work in me.

God knows the human heart. By giving the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles, he showed that he accepted them. He did the same for them as he had done for us.God showed that there is no difference between us and them. That’s because he made their hearts pure because of their faith.

Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning. The Jewish leaders did not want to be made“ unclean.” They wanted to be able to eat the Passover meal. So they did not enter the palace.

They say,‘ Keep away! Don’t come near us! We are too sacred for you!’ Those people are like smoke in my nose. They are like a fire that keeps burning all day.

“ A second time the voice spoke from heaven. The voice said,‘ Do not say anything is not pure that God has made“ clean.” ’

Just then Jesus’ disciples returned. They were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked,“ What do you want from her?” No one asked,“ Why are you talking with her?”

He used to eat with the Gentiles. But certain men came from a group sent by James. When they arrived, Peter began to draw back. He separated himself from the Gentiles. That’s because he was afraid of the circumcision group sent by James.Peter’s actions were not honest, and other Jews in Antioch joined him. Even Barnabas was led astray.I saw what they were doing. It was not in line with the truth of the good news. So I spoke to Peter in front of them all.“ You are a Jew,” I said.“ But you live like one who is not. So why do you force Gentiles to follow Jewish ways?”

Peter went up to Jerusalem. There the Jewish believers found fault with him.They said,“ You went into the house of Gentiles. You ate with them.”

“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they shouted,“ Kill him! He isn’t fit to live!”

Then Peter began to speak.“ I now realize how true it is that God treats everyone the same,” he said.“ He accepts people from every nation. He accepts anyone who has respect for him and does what is right.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed.‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said.‘ I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.

“ No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied.“ I have never eaten anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ ”The voice spoke to him a second time. It said,“ Do not say anything is not pure that God has made‘ clean.’ ”