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Read Full Chapter (Acts 11) Acts 11:4-5 KJV
"But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:"
Acts 11:4-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
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And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
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Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
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But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
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Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
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But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.