Acts 10:5-18

5Now dispatch some men to 1Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6he is staying with a tanner named 2Simon, whose house is by the sea.” 7When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his 3servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to 4Joppa.

9On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, 5Peter went up on 6the housetop about 7the 8sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he 9fell into a trance; 11and he saw 10the 11sky opened up, and an 12object 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 13crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the 14air. 13A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, 15kill and eat!” 14But Peter said, “By no means, 16Lord, for 17I have never eaten anything 18unholy and unclean.” 15Again a voice came to him a second time, “19What God has cleansed, no longer consider 20unholy.” 16This happened three times, and immediately the 21object was taken up into the 22sky.

17Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in 23mind as to what 24the vision which he had seen might be, behold, 25the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; 18and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.