12in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven,
13and there came a voice unto him: `Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.`
14And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;`
15and [there is] a voice again a second time unto him: `What God did cleanse, thou, declare not thou common;`
16and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.
17And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, lo, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,
18and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here?