Acts 11:1-12 ▼

1 In the mean time, the apostles, and the brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles had likewise receiv'd the word of God.

2 and when Peter was return'd to Jerusalem, the Jewish converts objected to his conduct,

3 and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised?

4 but Peter represented the whole affair to them,

5 saying, as I was at prayers in Joppa, I saw something like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, which descended from heaven, and came just to me.

6 as I was considering it very attentively, I saw several quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

7 then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat.

8 but I said, Lord, by no means: for I never did eat any thing impure, and defiled.

9 but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.

10 this was done three times, and then the whole scene was mounted to heaven.

11 at that very instant three men, dispatch'd from Cesarea to me, were just arrived at the house, where I was.

12 and the spirit bid me make no difficulty of going with them, these six brethren accompany'd me, and we went together to the man's house.