9 The next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up onto the top of the house10:9. Houses of the time had flat roofs that served as open-air rooms. to pray. It was about noon, 10 and he was getting hungry, wanting to eat. But while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance, and 11 he saw heaven opened. He saw something coming down that looked like a large sheet held by its four corners, being lowered onto the earth. 12 Inside were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds. 13 He heard a voice say, "Get up Peter, kill and eat!"
14 But Peter replied, "Certainly not, Lord! I have never eaten anything that is impure and unclean."
15 He heard the voice speak again, "Don’t you call unclean what God has made clean!" 16 This happened three times, and then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.