10 He became hungry. He wanted something to eat. While the meal was being prepared, Peter had a vision.
11 He saw heaven open up. There he saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 It had all kinds of four-footed animals in it. It also had reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.
13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."
14 "No, Lord! I will not!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything that is not pure and 'clean.' "
15 The voice spoke to him a second time. "Do not say anything is not pure that God has made 'clean,' " it said.
16 This happened three times. Right away the sheet was taken back up to heaven.