Acts 10:4-15

4And 1fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and 2alms 3have ascended 4as a memorial before God. 5Now dispatch some men to 5Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6he is staying with a tanner named 6Simon, whose house is by the sea.” 7When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his 7servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to 8Joppa.

9On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, 9Peter went up on 10the housetop about 11the 12sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he 13fell into a trance; 11and he saw 14the 15sky opened up, and an 16object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and 17crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the 18air. 13A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, 19kill and eat!” 14But Peter said, “By no means, 20Lord, for 21I have never eaten anything 22unholy and unclean.” 15Again a voice came to him a second time, “23What God has cleansed, no longer consider 24unholy.”