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Peter Has a Vision

Around noon[a] the next day, while they were on their way and coming close to the town, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became very hungry and wanted to eat, and while the food[b] was being prepared, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

13 Then a voice told him,[c] “Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it.”

14 But Peter said, “Absolutely not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean!”

15 Again the voice came to him a second time, “You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean.” 16 This happened three times. Then the sheet[d] was quickly taken back into heaven.

17 While Peter was still at a loss to know what the vision he had seen could mean, the men sent by Cornelius asked for Simon’s house and went to the gate. 18 They called out and asked if Simon who was called Peter was staying there. 19 Peter was still thinking about the vision when the Spirit told him, “Look! Three men are looking for you. 20 Get up, go downstairs, and don’t hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”

21 So Peter went to the men and said, “I’m the man you’re looking for. Why are you here?”

22 The men replied, “Cornelius, a centurion and an upright and God-fearing man who is respected by the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his home to hear what you have to say.”

23 So Peter[e] welcomed them as his guests. The next day, he got up and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went along with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:9 Lit. About the sixth hour
  2. Acts 10:10 Lit. it
  3. Acts 10:13 Lit. came to him
  4. Acts 10:16 Lit. the vessel
  5. Acts 10:23 Lit. he

The ho · de following epaurion day , as they ekeinos were on their journey hodoiporeō and kai approaching engizō the ho city polis, Peter Petros went up anabainō on epi the ho housetop dōma to pray proseuchomai about peri the sixth hektos hour hōra. 10 And de he became ginomai hungry prospeinos and kai wanted thelō to eat geuomai, but de while they autos were preparing paraskeuazō it, he autos fell ginomai into epi a trance ekstasis, 11 and kai he saw theōreō the ho heavens ouranos opened anoigō and kai a certain tis object skeuos descending katabainō, like hōs a great megas sheet othonē, being let down kathiēmi by its four tessares corners archē upon epi the ho earth . 12 In en it hos were hyparchō all pas kinds of · ho four-footed tetrapous animals , and kai reptiles herpeton of the ho earth , and kai birds peteinon of the ho air ouranos. 13 Then kai a voice phōnē came ginomai to pros him autos, “ Get anistēmi up , Peter Petros; slaughter thuō and kai eat esthiō!” 14 · ho But de Peter Petros said legō, “ By no means mēdamōs, Lord kyrios; for hoti I have never oudepote eaten esthiō anything pas common koinos or kai unclean akathartos.” 15 And kai a voice phōnē came again palin, a second time ek, to pros him autos, “ What hos · ho God theos has made clean katharizō, you sy must not consider common koinoō.” 16 This houtos · de happened ginomai three times epi, and kai immediately the ho object skeuos was taken analambanō up to eis · ho heaven ouranos.

17 Now de while hōs Peter Petros was perplexed diaporeō within en himself heautou · ho as to what tis the ho vision horama that hos he had seen might an mean eimi, behold idou, the ho men anēr · ho sent apostellō by hypo · ho Cornelius Kornēlios, having made inquiry dierōtaō for the ho house oikia of ho Simon Simōn, stood ephistēmi at epi the ho gate pylōn 18 and kai called phōneō out to ask pynthanomai whether ei Simon Simōn who ho was called epikaleō Peter Petros was staying xenizō there enthade. 19 · ho · de As Peter Petros was thinking dienthumeomai about peri the ho vision horama, the ho Spirit pneuma said legō to him autos, “ Behold idou, three treis men anēr are looking zēteō for you sy. 20 But alla get anistēmi up , go down katabainō, and kai accompany poreuō syn them autos without mēdeis hesitation diakrinō, because hoti I egō have sent apostellō them autos.” 21 And de Peter Petros went down katabainō to pros the ho men anēr and said legō, “ Behold idou, I egō am eimi the one hos you are looking zēteō for . What tis is the ho reason aitia for dia which hos you have come pareimi?” 22 And de they ho said legō, “ Cornelius Kornēlios, a centurion hekatontarchēs, an upright dikaios man anēr and kai one who fears phobeomai · ho God theos, who is well spoken martyreō of by hypo the ho whole holos nation ethnos of the ho Jews Ioudaios, was directed chrēmatizō by hypo a holy hagios angel angelos to send metapempō for you sy to come to eis · ho his autos house oikos and kai to hear akouō words rhēma from para you sy.” 23 So oun he invited eiskaleomai them autos in and gave xenizō them lodging . On the ho · de next epaurion day he got anistēmi up and set exerchomai out with syn them autos, and kai some tis of the ho brothers adelphos · ho from apo Joppa Ioppē went synerchomai with him autos.

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