Acts 10:6-13 in English

⁶ he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.

⁷ And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

⁸ and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

¹¹ and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:

¹² wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁶ He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

⁷ And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

⁸ And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

¹¹ And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

¹² Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

⁶ he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.

⁷ And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

⁸ and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

¹¹ and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:

¹² wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and fowls of the heaven.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁶ He is staying with a man, also named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”

⁷ When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.

⁸ He explained to them everything that the angel had said. Then he told them to go to Joppa to ask Peter to come to Caesarea.

⁹ About noon the next day those three men were traveling along the road and were coming near Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa, Peter went up on the flat housetop to pray.

¹⁰ He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, Peter saw this vision:

¹¹ ◄He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky► and something like a large sheet was being lowered to the ground. It was tied at its four corners with ropes.

¹² Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat. Some had four feet, others crawled on the ground, and others were wild birds.

¹³ Then he heard God SYN say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill and cook some of these and eat their meat!”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.

⁷ And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

⁸ And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

¹¹ And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

¹² In which were all sorts of beasts and birds.

¹³ And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

⁶ He lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

⁷ And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,

⁸ and related all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ And on the morrow, as these were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ And he became hungry and desired to eat. But as they were making ready an ecstasy came upon him:

¹¹ and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;

¹² in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and the fowls of the heaven.

¹³ And there was a voice to him, Rise, Peter, slay and eat.

⁶ He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side. He will tell thee what thou must do.

⁷ And when the angel who spoke to him was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a soldier who feared the Lord, of them that were under him.

⁸ To whom when he had related all, he sent them to Joppe.

⁹ And on the next day, whilst they were going on their journey, and drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ And being hungry, he was desirous to taste somewhat. And as they were preparing, there came upon him an ecstasy of mind.

¹¹ And he saw the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth:

¹² Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁶ He is staying as a guest with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea.”

⁷ Now when the angel who had been speaking to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

⁸ And explaining to them everything, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day, as they were traveling and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, at about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ And he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ And he saw heaven having been opened, and descending to him a certain vessel like a great sheet, having been bound at the four corners, and being let down upon the ground,

¹² in which were all the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals, and the reptiles, and the birds of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, saying, “Arise, Peter; kill and eat.”

⁶ he is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

⁷ So when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who were faithful to him,

⁸ and explaining everything to them he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day, as they were traveling and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ Well he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were preparing, a trance fell on him,

¹¹ and he saw the heaven opened and a container like a great sheet descending to him—it was tied at the four corners and was being let down to the earth—

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth (both wild animals and reptiles) and birds of the sky.

¹³ Then a voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!”

⁶ who is staying at Simon the tanner's house down by the sea-shore.”

⁷ When the angel who had spoken to him had left, Cornelius called in two of his house-servants and a soldier of his personal guard, a religious man.

⁸ After he'd explained to them all that had happened he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ The next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up onto the top of the house 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!”

⁶ Hee lodgeth with one Simon a Tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to doe.

⁷ And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his seruants, and a souldier that feared God, one of them that waited on him,

⁸ And tolde them all things, and sent them to Ioppa.

⁹ On the morow as they went on their iourney, and drew neere vnto the citie, Peter went vp vpon the house to pray, about the sixt houre.

¹⁰ Then waxed hee an hungred, and would haue eaten: but while they made some thing ready, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ And hee sawe heauen opened, and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him, as it had bene a great sheete, knit at the foure corners, and was let downe to the earth.

¹² Wherein were all maner of foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes and creeping things, and foules of the heauen.

¹³ And there came a voyce to him, Arise, Peter: kill, and eate.

⁶ he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

⁷ And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

⁸ and when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the house to pray about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ and he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

¹¹ and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

¹² wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

⁶ he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him,

⁸ and having told them every thing sent them to Joppa.

⁹ On the morrow, as they were on their journey, and were drawing near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ And he became very hungry and wished to eat; but while they were making ready, a trance came upon him,

¹¹ and he beheld heaven opened, and a sort of vessel descending, as it were a large sheet having cords at the four corners, and let down upon the earth;

¹² wherein were all the four-footed beasts and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Arise, Peter; slay, and eat.

⁶ He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.”

⁷ When the angel, who had spoken to him, had gone, Cornelius called two servants and a religious soldier, who was one of his constant attendants,

⁸ and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Jaffa.

⁹ On the next day, while these men were on their way, just as they were nearing the town, Peter went up on the housetop about midday to pray.

¹⁰ He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,

¹¹ and saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.

¹² In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.

¹³ Then he was aware of a voice which said — “Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.”

⁶ He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.”

⁷ When the angel, who had spoken to him, had gone, Cornelius called two servants and a religious soldier, who was one of his constant attendants,

⁸ and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Jaffa.

⁹ On the next day, while these men were on their way, just as they were nearing the town, Peter went up on the housetop about midday to pray.

¹⁰ He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,

¹¹ and saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.

¹² In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.

¹³ Then he was aware of a voice which said — “Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.”

⁶ He is staying with a leather worker called Simon. His house is near the sea. Tell your men to get Peter and bring him back to you.”

⁷ The angel finished talking with Cornelius and went away. Then Cornelius called 2 of the men that worked in his house, and one of the soldiers that looked after him. That soldier respected God too.

⁸ Cornelius told them everything that happened and then he told them to go to Joppa and get Peter.

⁹ The next day, about the middle of the day, those men were walking along and getting near to Joppa. At that same time Peter went up on to the flat roof of the house to pray.

¹⁰ He started feeling hungry and he wanted something to eat, but he waited and prayed while the people in the house were getting some food ready. Then Peter had like a dream, but he was still awake.

¹¹ He saw the sky open up, then he saw something like a big sheet. Somebody was holding on to the 4 corners of that sheet, and there was something in the middle of it. It was coming down from the sky to the ground. There were all kinds of animals in it, and lizards, and snakes, and birds. (Their Jewish law said, “Don’t eat those kinds of animals, they are no good.”)

¹³ Then a voice said to Peter, “Get up, Peter. Kill some of those animals and eat them.”

⁶ He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose housse is by the see syde. He shall tell the what thou oughtest to doo.

⁷ When the angell which spake vnto Cornelius was departed he called two of his housholde servauntes and a devoute soudier of them that wayted on him

⁸ and tolde them all the mater and sent them to Ioppa.

⁹ On the morowe as they wet on their iorney and drewe nye vnto the cite Peter went vp into the toppe of the housse to praye aboute the .vi. houre.

¹⁰ Then wexed he an hongred and wolde have eate. But whyll they made redy. He fell into a trauce

¹¹ and sawe heven opened and a certayne vessell come doune vnto him as it had bene a greate shete knyt at the .iiii. corners and was let doune to the erth

¹² where in wer all maner of .iiii. foted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayer.

¹³ And ther came a voyce to him: ryse Peter kyll and eate.

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.”

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had left, Cornelius called two of his house servants, and a devout soldier from among those who served him.

⁸ Cornelius told them all that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day at about the sixth hour, as they were on their journey and were approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray.

¹⁰ He then became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the people were cooking some food, he was given a vision,

¹¹ and he saw the sky open and a certain container descending, something like a large sheet coming down to the earth, let down by its four corners.

¹² In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and things that crawled on the earth, and birds of the sky.

¹³ Then a voice spoke to him: “Rise, Peter, kill and eat.”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea-side: he will tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

⁷ And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

⁸ And when he had declared all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ On the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and drew nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour:

¹⁰ And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

¹¹ And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

¹² In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.

¹³ And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

⁶ This is harboured at a man, Simon, currier, or tanner, whose house is beside the sea. This shall say to thee, what it behooveth thee to do.

⁷ And when the angel that spake to him, was gone away or had gone away, he called two men of his house, and a knight that dreaded the Lord, which were at his bidding or that obeyed to him.

⁸ And when he had told to them all these things, he sent them into Joppa.

⁹ And on the day pursuing, while they made journey, and nighed to the city, Peter went up into the highest place of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ And when he was hungered, he would have eaten. But while they made ready, a ravishing of the spirit or an excess of soul felled on him;

¹¹ and he saw heaven opened, and a vessel coming down, as a great sheet with four corners or with four cords, to be let down from heaven into earth,

¹² in which were all four-footed beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and volatiles of heaven, either of the air.

¹³ And a voice was made to him, Rise thou, Peter, and slay, and eat.

⁶ This is harboured at a man, Simon, (a) currier, or (a) tanner, whose house is beside the sea. This shall say to thee, what it behooveth thee to do.

⁷ And when the angel that spake to him, was gone away or had gone away, he called two men of his house, and a knight that dreaded the Lord (or and a soldier who had fearful reverence for the Lord), which were at his bidding or that obeyed to him.

⁸ And when he had told to them all these things, he sent them into Joppa.

⁹ And on the day (pur)suing, while they made journey, and nighed to the city, Peter went up into the highest place of the house to pray, about the sixth hour. (And on the following day, while they journeyed, and approached the city, Peter went up to the highest place of the house to pray, at about noon.)

¹⁰ And when he was hungered, he would have eaten. But while they made ready, a ravishing of the spirit, or an excess of soul, felled on him;

¹¹ and he saw heaven opened, and a vessel coming down, as a great sheet with four corners or with four cords, to be let down from heaven into earth (or to be let down from heaven onto the earth),

¹² in which were all (the) four-footed beasts, and (the) creeping things of the earth, and (the) volatiles of (the) heaven(s), either of the air, (or and the birds of the air).

¹³ And a voice was made to him, Rise thou, Peter, and slay, and eat.

⁶ this one doth lodge with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea; this one shall speak to thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

⁷ And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

⁸ and having declared to them all things, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,

¹⁰ and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance,

¹¹ and he doth behold the heaven opened, and descending unto him a certain vessel, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down upon the earth,

¹² in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven,

¹³ and there came a voice unto him: 'Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.'