Acts 10:9-17

9On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, 1Peter went up on 2the 3housetop about 45the sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he 6fell into a trance; 11and he saw 7the sky opened up, and an 8object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and 9crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky. 13A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, 10kill and eat!” 14But Peter said, “By no means, 11Lord, for 12I have never eaten anything 13unholy and unclean.” 15Again a voice came to him a second time, “14What God has cleansed, no longer 15consider unholy.” 16This happened three times, and immediately the 16object was taken up into the sky.

17Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in 17mind as to what 18the vision which he had seen might 19mean, behold, 20the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon’s house, and they appeared at the gate;