Acts 10:4-15

4And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

5Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.

6He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.”

7And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

8So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

9The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

10Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance

11and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth.

12In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

13And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”

14But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”

15And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”