5. I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind 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. Into which looking, I considered, and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth, and beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air:
7. And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.
8. And I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.
9. And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.
10. And this was done three times: and all were taken up again into heaven.
11. And behold, immediately there were three men come to the house wherein I was, sent to me from Caesarea.
12. And the Spirit said to me, that I should go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brethren went with me also: and we entered into the man's house.
13. And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing, and saying to him: Send to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter,
14. Who shall speak to thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.
15. And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning.
16. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said: John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.