Acts 11

1TheG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 brothersG80 throughoutG1510G2596 JudeaG2449 soonG1161 heardG191 thatG3754 theG3588 GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 had receivedG1209 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316. 2So whenG3753 PeterG4074 went upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, the circumcisedG3588G1537G4061 believers1 took issueG1252 withG4314 himG846 3and saidG3004, “You visitedG1525G4314 uncircumcisedG2192G203 menG435 andG2532 ate withG4906 themG846.”

4ButG1161 PeterG4074 beganG756 and explainedG1620 to themG846 the whole sequence of eventsG2517: 5“IG1473 wasG1510 inG1722 the cityG4172 of JoppaG2445 prayingG4336, andG2532 inG1722 a tranceG1611 I sawG3708 a visionG3705 of somethingG5100G4632 likeG5613 a largeG3173 sheetG3607 being let downG2597G2524 fromG1537 heavenG3772 by its fourG5064 cornersG746, andG2532 it came right down toG2064G891 meG1473. 6I lookedG816 atG1519 it closelyG3739 and sawG2657G2532G3708 four-footed animalsG5074 of theG3588 earthG1093, wild beastsG2342, reptilesG2062, andG2532 birdsG4071 of theG3588 airG3772. 7ThenG1161G2532 I heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to meG1473, ‘Get upG450, PeterG4074, killG2380 andG2532 eatG5315.’

8‘NoG3365, LordG2962,’ I saidG2036, ‘forG3754 nothingG3763 impureG28392 orG2228 uncleanG169 has ever enteredG1525G1519 myG1473 mouthG4750.’

9ButG1161 the voiceG5456 spokeG611 fromG1537 heavenG3772 a secondG1208 time, ‘Do not call anything impureG3361G2840 thatG3739 GodG2316 has made cleanG2511.’

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ThisG3778 happenedG1096 three timesG5151, andG2532 everythingG537 was drawn back upG385G3825 intoG1519 heavenG3772.

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Just thenG2400G1824 threeG5140 menG435 sentG649 toG4314 meG1473 fromG575 CaesareaG2542 stoppedG2186 atG1909 theG3588 houseG3614 where I wasG1510 staying. 12TheG3588 SpiritG4151 toldG2036 meG1473 to accompanyG4905 themG846 withoutG3367 hesitationG1252. TheseG3778 sixG1803 brothersG80 alsoG2532 wentG2064 withG4862 meG1473, andG2532 we enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 man’sG435 homeG3624. 13He toldG518 usG1473 howG4459 he had seenG3708 an angelG32 standingG2476 inG1722 hisG846 houseG3624 andG2532 sayingG2036, ‘SendG649 toG1519 JoppaG2445 for SimonG4613 whoG3588 is calledG1941 PeterG4074. 14He will conveyG2980 toG4314 youG4771 a messageG4487 byG1722 whichG3739 youG4771 andG2532 allG3956 yourG4771 householdG3624 will be savedG4982.’

15As IG1473 beganG756 to speakG2980, theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fellG1968 uponG1909 themG846, just asG5618 He had fallen uponG1909 usG1473 atG1722 the beginningG746. 16ThenG1161 I rememberedG3403 theG3588 wordG4487 of theG3588 LordG2962, howG5613 He saidG2036, ‘JohnG2491 baptizedG907 with waterG5204, butG1161 youG4771 will be baptizedG907 withG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.’3 17SoG3767 ifG1487 GodG2316 gaveG1325 themG846 theG3588 sameG2470 giftG1431 He gave usG1473 who believedG4100 inG1909 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, whoG5101 wasG1510 IG1473 toG1415 hinderG2967 the work of GodG2316?”

18When they heardG191 this, they had no furtherG2270 objections, andG2532 they glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, sayingG3004, “So thenG686, GodG2316 has grantedG1325 evenG2532 theG3588 GentilesG1484 repentanceG3341 untoG1519 lifeG2222.”

The Church at Antioch

19MeanwhileG3767G3303 thoseG3588 scatteredG1289 byG575 theG3588 persecutionG2347 that beganG1096 withG1909 StephenG4736 traveled as far asG1330G2193 PhoeniciaG5403, CyprusG2954, andG2532 AntiochG490, speakingG2980 theG3588 messageG3056 onlyG3367G1487G3361 to JewsG2453. 20ButG1161 someG5100 ofG1537 themG846, menG435 from CyprusG2953 andG2532 CyreneG2956, wentG2064 toG1519 AntiochG490 and began speakingG2980 toG4314 theG3588 GreeksG16754 as wellG2532, proclaiming the good newsG2097 about theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424. 21The handG5495 of the LordG2962 wasG1510 withG3326 themG846, andG5037 a greatG4183 numberG706 of people believedG4100 and turnedG1994 toG1909 theG3588 LordG2962.

22When newsG3056 ofG4012 thisG846 reached theG3588 earsG3775 of theG3588 churchG1577 inG1722 JerusalemG2419, they sentG1821 BarnabasG921 toG1330G2193 AntiochG490. 23When heG3739 arrivedG3854 andG2532 sawG3708 theG3588 graceG5485 ofG3588 GodG2316, he rejoicedG5463 andG2532 encouragedG3870 them allG3956 to abideG4357 inG1722 theG3588 LordG2962 withG3588 all theirG4286 heartsG2588. 24Barnabas wasG1510 a goodG18 manG435, fullG4134 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 faithG4102, andG2532 a greatG2425 number of people were broughtG4369 to theG3588 LordG2962.

25ThenG1161 Barnabas wentG1831 toG1519 TarsusG5019 to look forG327 SaulG4569, 26andG2532 when he foundG2147 him, he broughtG71 him back toG1519 AntiochG490. So for a fullG3650 yearG1763 theyG846 met togetherG4863 withG1722 theG3588 churchG1577 andG2532 taughtG1321 largeG2425 numbers of people. TheG3588 disciplesG3101 were first calledG5537G4413 ChristiansG5546 atG1722 AntiochG490.

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InG1722 thoseG3778 daysG2250 some prophetsG4396 came downG2718 fromG575 JerusalemG2414 toG1519 AntiochG490. 28OneG1520 ofG1537 themG846 namedG3686 AgabusG13 stood upG450 and predictedG4591 throughG1223 theG3588 SpiritG4151 that a greatG3173 famineG3042 wouldG3195 sweepG1510 acrossG1909 theG3588 wholeG3650 worldG3625.5 (This happenedG1096 underG1909 ClaudiusG2804.) 29So theG3588 disciplesG3101, eachG1538 according toG2531 his abilityG2141, decidedG3724 to sendG3992 reliefG1248 to theG3588 brothersG80 livingG2730 inG1722 JudeaG2449. 30ThisG3739G2532 they didG4160, sendingG649 their gifts toG4314 theG3588 eldersG4245 withG1223G5495 BarnabasG921 andG2532 SaulG4569.