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On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.

Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!"

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean."

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

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

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.

And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.

While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

"But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself."

Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"

Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you."

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

So he invited them in and gave them lodging. Peter in Caesarea Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.