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in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and the fowls of the heaven.
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And there was a voice to him, Rise, Peter, slay and eat.
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And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.
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And [there was] a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common.
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And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.
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And as Peter doubted in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold also the men who were sent by Cornelius, having sought out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,
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and having called [some one], they inquired if Simon who was surnamed Peter was lodged there.
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But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;
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but rise up, go down, and go with them, nothing doubting, because *I* have sent them.
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And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, *I* am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come?
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And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.