went to the upper-chamber, and behold, there stood about him
weeping widows and destitute poor,
showing him the garments and the embroidered tunics,
which Tabitha had made for them, before she departed.
Then bade the holy Peter, that they should clear the house for him,
and bowed his knees, praying for her life;
then turned he to the body, and cried aloud,
'Tabitha, arise,' and she straightway revived,
beheld Peter, and sat up.
Then Peter took her feeble hand,
and raised her up whole from the bed.
Then the miracle was blazed abroad throughout all that region,
and many believed in the living God.
Then Peter dwelt, after that widow's raising,
many days in Joppa with a believing man,
named Simon; his house stood by the sea.
Then desired the apostle to pray apart,
and went up outside the house-top about mid-day,
was also an-hungered, and desired to remain there.
Then was shown to him a wondrous vision,
he saw the heavens open, and a vessel came to him
four-cornered and broad, and within it there were
all living creatures, creeping and walking.
A voice came to him, thus crying thrice,
'arise now, Peter, and slay these savage beasts,
make for thee meat, that thou mayst satisfy thyself.'
Then said the holy man, 'let it not be so, dear Lord,
for I have never tasted anything that is unclean.'
Then came to him again the voice, thus crying from Heaven,
'that which God hath cleansed, say not thou that it is foul.'
