2. When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him.
3. They accused him, "You went into the home of the uncircumcised and ate with them!"
4. Step-by-step, Peter explained what had happened.
5. "I was in the city of Joppa praying when I had a visionary experience. In my vision, I saw something like a large linen sheet being lowered from heaven by its four corners. It came all the way down to me.
6. As I stared at it, wondering what it was, I saw four-legged animals—including wild beasts—as well as reptiles and wild birds.
7. I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!’
8. I responded, ‘Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’