Catholic Public Domain Version
"But Peter said: “Far be it from me, lord. For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” "
— Acts 10:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.”
“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean. ”
“But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."”
“But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!””
“But Peter said: Far be it from me. For I never did eat any thing that is common and unclean.”
“But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.”
“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.”
And he saw heaven opened, and a certain container descending, as if a great linen sheet were let down, by its four corners, from heaven to earth,
on which were all four-footed beasts, and the crawling things of the earth and the flying things of the air.
And a voice came to him: “Rise up, Peter! Kill and eat.”
But Peter said: “Far be it from me, lord. For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”
And the voice, again a second time to him: “What God has purified, you shall not call common.”
Now this was done three times. And immediately the container was taken up to heaven.
Now while Peter was still hesitant within himself as to what the vision, which he had seen, might mean, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius stood at the gate, inquiring about Simon’s house.