^{3 Ref} saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

^{4 Ref} But Peter began, and expounded `the matter' unto them in order, saying,

^{5 Ref} I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

^{6 Ref} upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

⁷ And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

^{8 Ref} But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

^{9 Ref} But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

^{10 Ref} And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

^{11 Ref} And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

^{12 Ref} And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

^{13 Ref} and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

^{14 Ref} who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

^{15 Ref} And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

^{16 Ref} And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

^{17 Ref} If then God gave unto them the like gift as `he did' also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

^{18 Ref} And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.