{Thrice} (epitris). For three times. Peter remained
unconvinced even by the prohibition of God. Here is a striking
illustration of obstinacy on the part of one who acknowledges the
voice of God to him when the command of the Lord crosses one's
preferences and prejudices. There are abundant examples today of
precisely this thing. In a real sense Peter was maintaining a
pose of piety beyond the will of the Lord. Peter was defiling
what God had cleansed. {Was received up} (anel(886d)phth(885c)). First
aorist passive indicative of analamban(935c), to take up. The word
used of the Ascension ( 1:22 ).