6. He is staying with a man, also named Simon, who is a tanner and has a house beside the sea.”
7. When the angel who spoke to Cornelius left, Cornelius called two of his servants and a soldier, a religious man who worked for him.
8. Cornelius explained everything to them and sent them to Joppa.
9. About noon the next day as they came near Joppa, Peter was going up to the roof to pray.
10. He was hungry and wanted to eat, but while the food was being prepared, he had a vision.
11. He saw heaven opened and something coming down that looked like a big sheet being lowered to earth by its four corners.
12. In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and birds.
13. Then a voice said to Peter, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.”