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And when Peter came up to Jerusalem ,
those of the circumcision contended with him ,
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saying , "
You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them !"
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But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning ,
saying :
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I was in the city of Joppa praying ;
and in a trance I saw a vision ,
an object descending like a great sheet ,
let down from heaven by four corners ;
and it came to me .
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When I observed it intently and considered ,
I saw four-footed animals of the earth ,
wild beasts ,
creeping things ,
and birds of the air .
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And I heard a voice saying to me , "
Rise ,
Peter ;
kill and eat .'
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But I said , "
Not so ,
Lord !
For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth .'
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But the voice answered me again from heaven , "
What God has cleansed you must not call common .'
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Now this was done three times ,
and all were drawn up again into heaven .
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At that very moment ,
three men stood before the house where I was ,
having been sent to me from Caesarea .
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Then the Spirit told me to go with them ,
doubting nothing .
Moreover these six brethren accompanied me ,
and we entered the man '
s house .
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And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house ,
who said to him , "
Send men to Joppa ,
and call for Simon whose surname is Peter ,
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who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved .'
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And as I began to speak ,
the Holy Spirit fell upon them ,
as upon us at the beginning .
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Then I remembered the word of the Lord ,
how He said , "
John indeed baptized with water ,
but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit .'
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If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ ,
who was I that I could withstand God ?"
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When they heard these things they became silent ;
and they glorified God ,
saying , "
Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life ."