80 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 Intro. 2a Now Peter after some time 2a When Peter went up to Ierousa- wished to journey to Hierosoluma lem, and after calling the brethren to him and having strengthened them by holding long talks as he taught them going through the villages, he finally arrived there and he announced to them the grace of God. [a] 2b But the brethren of the 2b those of the circumcision raised circumcision raised objections objections against him 3 saying that against him 3 saying, ‘Why did you he went into the houses of men who go into the houses of men who are are uncircumcised and he ate with uncircumcised and eat with them?’ them. [b] 4 Starting at the beginning, Peter 4 Starting at the beginning, Peter explained things to them step by explained to them step by step, step, saying, saying, [α] 5 ‘I was in the city of Joppa praying, 5 ‘I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, some and I saw in a trance a vision, some kind of container coming down kind of container coming down like like a huge linen sheet, lowered out a huge linen sheet, lowered out of of heaven by its four corners, and it heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me; 6 staring came right down to me; 6 staring into it, I examined it and I saw into it, I examined it and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, four-footed animals of the earth, including wild beasts, and reptiles the wild beasts, and the reptiles and and birds of the air. 7 And I heard the birds of the air. 7 And I heard a a voice saying to me, “Get up, Peter, voice saying to me, “Get up, Peter, sacrifice and eat”. 8 I said, “By no and sacrifice and eat”. 8 I said, “By means, Lord, because something no means, Lord, because something unclean or common never entered unclean or common never entered my mouth”. 9 There came a voice my mouth”. 9 But the voice answered from heaven addressed to me, “What a second time from heaven, “What God has cleansed, stop making God has cleansed, stop making common”. 10 This happened three common”. 10 This happened three times and everything was pulled up times and everything was pulled up again to heaven. again to heaven.