Acts 10:28 meaning and explanation

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

Acts 10:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter, a Jewish follower of Jesus, is speaking in the home of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, in Caesarea. He first names the social reality his hearers know: Jews avoided close association with Gentiles, a boundary shaped by purity customs and table fellowship.

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