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Acts 10:9-23

Lexham English Bible LEB

9 And the next day, [as] they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray [at] about the sixth hour.

10 And he became hungry and wanted to eat. But [while] they were preparing [the food], a trance came over him.

11 And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,

12 in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.

13 And a voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!"

14 But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!"

15 And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

16 And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed within himself [as to] what the vision that he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having found the house of Simon by asking around, stood at the gate.

18 And they called out [and] asked if Simon who was also called Peter was staying there as a guest.

19 And [while] Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, men are looking for you.

20 But get up, go down, and go with them--not hesitating at all, because I have sent them."

21 So Peter went down to the men [and] said, "Behold, I am [he] whom you are looking for! What [is] the reason for which you have come?"

22 And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man--and well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews--was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you."

23 So he invited them in [and] entertained them as guests, and on the next day he got up [and] went away with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

New International Version NIV

9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.

13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate.

18 They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.

19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three men are looking for you.

20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”

21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”

23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests. The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.