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Acts 10:10-16
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Acts 10:10-16
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9-10 The next day as they were nearing the city, Peter went up on the flat roof of his house to pray. It was noon and he was hungry, but while lunch was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw the sky open and a great canvas sheet,[a] suspended by its four corners, settle to the ground. 12 In the sheet were all sorts of animals, snakes, and birds forbidden to the Jews for food.[b]
13 Then a voice said to him, “Go kill and eat any of them you wish.”
14 “Never, Lord,” Peter declared, “I have never in all my life eaten such creatures, for they are forbidden by our Jewish laws.”
15 The voice spoke again, “Don’t contradict God! If he says something is kosher, then it is.”
16 The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was pulled up again to heaven.
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- Acts 10:11 a great canvas sheet, implied.
- Acts 10:12 forbidden to the Jews for food, implied; see Leviticus 11 for the forbidden list.
Acts 10:10-16
New International Version
Acts 10:10-16
New International Version
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.(A) 11 He saw heaven opened(B) and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14 “Surely not, Lord!”(C) Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”(D)
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”(E)
16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
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