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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
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When Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him,
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saying, Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and eat with them?
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But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
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I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a rapture of understanding I saw a vision: A certain vessel descended like a great sheet let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came unto me,
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upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and reptiles and fowls of the air.