Acts 10:9-23
9And on the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, aPeter went up on bthe housetop about cthe 1sixth hour to pray. 10But he became hungry and was desiring to eat. And while they were making preparations, he afell into a trance 11and *saw aheaven opened up, and 1an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the 1sky. 13And a voice came to him, “Rise up, Peter, 1slaughter and eat!” 14But Peter said, “By no means, aLord, for bI have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.” 15Again a voice came to him a second time, “aWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.” 16And this happened three times and immediately the 1object was taken up into heaven.
17Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in 1mind as to what athe vision which he had seen might be, behold, bthe men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; 18and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there. 19And while Peter was reflecting on athe vision, bthe Spirit said to him, “Behold, 1three men are looking for you. 20“But rise up, go down and aaccompany them without taking issue at all, for I have sent them Myself.” 21And Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” 22And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and aGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, bwas directed by a choly angel to summon you to his house and hear 1,da message from you.” 23So he invited them in and gave them lodging. Peter at Caesarea And on the next day he rose up and went away with them, and asome of bthe brothers from cJoppa went with him.