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He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea."
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When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household slaves and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.
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After explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
Peter's Vision
9 The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the housetop at about noon.
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Then he became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing something he went into a visionary state.
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He saw heaven opened and an object coming down that resembled a large sheet being lowered to the earth by its four corners.
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In it were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, and the birds of the sky.
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Then a voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!"
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"No, Lord!" Peter said. "For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!"
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Again, a second time, a voice said to him, "What God has made clean, you must not call common."
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This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into heaven.