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AndnowsendmentoJoppa,and call for one Simon,whose surname isPeter:
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HelodgethwithoneSimon a tanner,whosehouseisby the sea side:he shall telltheewhatthououghtest to do .
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Andwhen the angelwhichspake unto Cornelius was departed , he calledtwo of his household servants,and a devoutsoldier of them that waited onhimcontinually ;
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And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sentthemtoJoppa.
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On the morrow, as they went on their journey , and drew nigh unto the city,Peter went upupon the housetop to prayabout the sixthhour:
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And he became very hungry,andwould have eaten : but while they made ready , hefellinto a trance,
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Andsawheavenopened , and a certainvesseldescendinguntohim,as it had been a greatsheetknit at the fourcorners,and let downto the earth:
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Wherein*were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth,and wild beasts,and creeping things,andfowls of the air.
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And there came a voicetohim,Rise , Peter;kill , andeat .
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ButPetersaid , Not so,Lord;for I havenevereaten any thing that is commonorunclean.
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And the voice spake untohimagainthe second time,WhatGod hath cleansed , that callnotthoucommon .