¹⁵ And a voice spoke to him again the second time, ^(A)“What God has ^[a]cleansed you must not call common.”

^25 (A)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake;

^11 (A)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

^15 (A)To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

³ forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. ⁴ For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; ⁵ for it is ^[a]sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

The Law of Love

¹⁴ I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus ^(A)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

¹⁹ because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, ^[a]thus purifying all foods?”

²⁸ Then he said to them, “You know how ^(A)unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But ^(B)God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

^9 (A)and made no distinction between us and them, ^(B)purifying their hearts by faith.

⁹ But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’