4. But Peter reviewed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it in order unto them, saying,
5. I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
6. Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and fowls of the air.
7. And I heard a voice saying unto me,
8. But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.
9. But the voice answered me again from heaven,
10. And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11. And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
12. And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
13. And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
14. Who shall tell you words, by which you and all your house shall be saved.
15. And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how he said,
17. If then God gave them the same gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that I could withstand God?