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5 "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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“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 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 looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'
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Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
8 But I replied, "By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
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“I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane.'
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“The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven.
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This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were.
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“Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.
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The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, "Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter;
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He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
14 he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.'
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He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’
15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
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“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning.
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