⁵I was in the city of Joppe praying: and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. And it came even unto me.

⁶Into which looking, I considered and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth and beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air.

⁷And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat.

⁸And I said: Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

⁹And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.

¹⁰And this was done three times. And all were taken up again into heaven.

¹¹And behold, immediately there were three men come to the house wherein I was, sent to me from Caesarea.

¹²And the Spirit said to me that I should go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brethren went with me also: and we entered into the man’s house.

¹³And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying to him: Send to Joppe and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

¹⁴Who shall speak to thee words whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

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