Acts 11
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Acts 11:4-12

4But PeterG4074 beganG757, and expounded the matter unto them in order, sayingG3004,

5I wasG1510 in the cityG4172 of JoppaG2445 prayingG4336: and in a tranceG1611 I sawG3708 a visionG3705, a certainG5100 vesselG4632 descendingG2597, as it wereG1510 a greatG3173 sheetG3607 let down from heavenG3772 by fourG5064 cornersG746; and it cameG2064 evenG2532 unto me:

6upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and sawG3708 the fourfooted beastsG2342 of the earthG1093 and wildG2342 beastsG2342 and creeping thingsG3739 and birdsG4071 of the heavenG3772.

7And I heardG191 alsoG2532 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 unto me, RiseG450, PeterG4074; killG2380 and eatG2068.

8But I saidG3004, Not so, LordG2962: for nothing commonG2839 or uncleanG169 hath ever enteredG1525 into my mouthG4750.

9But a voiceG5456 answeredG611 the secondG1208 timeG1208 out of heavenG3772, What GodG2316 hath cleansedG2511, make not thou common.

10And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up againG3825 into heavenG3772.

11And beholdG2400, forthwith threeG5140 menG435 stood before the houseG3614 in which we wereG1510, having beenG1510 sentG649 from Cæsarea unto me.

12And the SpiritG4151 bade me goG1525 with them, making no distinction. And these sixG1803 brethren alsoG2532 accompanied me; and we enteredG1525 into the man’sG435 houseG3624:

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain