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Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him,
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saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
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Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying,
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"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me.
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As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air.
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I also heard a voice saying to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
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But I replied, "By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'