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10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
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He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners.
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He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air.
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It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.
13 Then he heard a voice saying, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat."
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Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean."
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“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 The voice said to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane."
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The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16 This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
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This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
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