He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 10:11 in context
Acts 10:8–14
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Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
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Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
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He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
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He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
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in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
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A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”
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But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
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