They noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with 'common' (that is, unwashed) hands.

Then the Pharisees and scribes put this question to him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders? Why do they take their food with 'common' hands?"

But Peter said, "No, no, my Lord; I have never eaten anything common or unclean."

A second time the voice came back to him, "What God has cleansed, you must not regard as common."

To them Peter said, "You know yourselves it is illegal for a Jew to join or accost anyone belonging to another nation; but God has shown me that I must not call any man common or unclean,

I said, 'No, no, my Lord; nothing common or unclean has ever passed my lips.'

But a voice answered me for the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, you must not regard as common.'

All nations he has created from a common origin, to dwell all over the earth, fixing their allotted periods and the boundaries of their abodes,

Brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ I beg of you all to drop these party-cries. There must be no cliques among you; you must regain your common temper and attitude.

Only, do lead a life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ. Whether I come and see you or only hear of you in absence, let me know you are standing firm in a common spirit, fighting side by side like one man for the faith of the gospel.

serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago ??3 he gave effect to his word in due time by a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour: ??4 to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

partly by being held up yourselves to obloquy and anguish, partly by making common cause with those who fared in this way;

Each receives his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

so that there may be no disunion in the body, but that the various members should have a common concern for one another.

[Keep out of all incongruous ties with unbelievers. What have righteousness and iniquity in common, or how can light associate with darkness?

Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;

which is the pledge and instalment of our common heritage, that we may obtain our divine possession and so redound to the praise of his glory.