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He stared at the angel in fear and said, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered, "God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.
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And now send some men to Joppa for a certain man whose full name is Simon Peter.
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He is a guest in the home of a tanner of leather named Simon, who lives by the sea."
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Then the angel went away, and Cornelius called two of his house servants and a soldier, a religious man who was one of his personal attendants.
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He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa.
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The next day, as they were on their way and coming near Joppa, Peter went up on the roof of the house about noon in order to pray.
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He became hungry and wanted something to eat; while the food was being prepared, he had a vision.
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He saw heaven opened and something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners to the earth.
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In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
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A voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!"
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But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! I have never eaten anything ritually unclean or defiled."