11. He saw heaven opened and something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners to the earth.
12. In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
13. A voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat!”
14. But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! I have never eaten anything ritually unclean or defiled.”
15. The voice spoke to him again, “Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.”
16. This happened three times, and then the thing was taken back up into heaven.
17. While Peter was wondering about the meaning of this vision, the men sent by Cornelius had learnt where Simon's house was, and they were now standing in front of the gate.
18. They called out and asked, “Is there a guest here by the name of Simon Peter?”