"When there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and 193 believe." He reasoned that the Holy Spirit had decided the matter under dispute by descending with equal power upon the uncircumcised Gentiles and the circumcised Jews. He recounted his vision, in which God had presented before him a sheet filled with all manner of four-footed beasts and had bidden him kill and eat. When he refused, affirming that he had never eaten that which was common or unclean, the answer had been, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." Acts 10:15.

"Efter en længere ordstrid herom stod Peter op og sagde til dem: "Brødre! I ved selv, at for lang tid siden traf Gud det valg blandt jer, at hedningerne af min mund skulle høre evangeliets ord og komme til troen." Han forklarede, at Helligånden havde afgjort det omstridte spørgsmål ved med samme kraft at nedstige til de uomskårne hedninger og de omskårne jøder. Han fortalte atter om sit syn, hvori Gud havde vist ham en dug, fyldt med alle slags firføddede dyr, og havde befalet ham at slagte og spise. Da han afslog det og hævdede, at han aldrig havde spist noget, som var vanhelligt eller urent, havde svaret lydt: "Hvad Gud har erklæret for rent, må du ikke holde for urent " Apg. 10,15.