4. So Peter explained the whole story to them.
5. He said, “I was in the city of Joppa. While I was praying, I had a vision. I saw something coming down from heaven. It looked like a big sheet being lowered to the ground by its four corners. It came down close to me,
6. and I looked inside. I saw all kinds of animals, including wild ones, as well as reptiles and birds.
7. I heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill anything here and eat it!’
8. “But I said, ‘I can’t do that, Lord! I have never eaten anything that is not pure or fit to be used for food.’