2When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
3saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
4But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
5"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me,
6on which, when I had looked intently, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
7I also heard a voice saying to me, `Rise, Peter, kill and eat!`
8But I said, `Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.`
