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1 Now the Apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God. 2 Then, when Peter had gone up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued against him, 3 saying, “Why did you enter to uncircumcised men, and why did you eat with them?” 4 And Peter began to explain to them, in an orderly manner, saying: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw, in an ecstasy of mind, a vision: a certain container descending, like a great linen sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. And it drew near to me. 6 And looking into it, I considered and saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the flying things of the air. 7 Then I also heard a voice saying to me: ‘Rise up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ 8 But I said: ‘Never, lord! For what is common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.’ 9 Then the voice responded a second time from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, you shall not call common.’ Acts 11:1-9, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
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