Acts 10:9-16

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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.