Acts 10:7-19

7When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his 1servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants, 8and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to 2Joppa.

9On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, 3Peter went up on 4the 5housetop about 67the sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he 8fell into a trance; 11and he saw 9the sky opened up, and an 10object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and 11crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky. 13A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, 12kill and eat!” 14But Peter said, “By no means, 13Lord, for 14I have never eaten anything 15unholy and unclean.” 15Again a voice came to him a second time, “16What God has cleansed, no longer 17consider unholy.” 16This happened three times, and immediately the 18object was taken up into the sky.

17Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in 19mind as to what 20the vision which he had seen might 21mean, behold, 22the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon’s house, and they appeared at the gate; 18and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. 19While Peter was reflecting on 23the vision, 24the Spirit said to him, “Behold, 25three men are looking for you.