New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 11

Peter Reports at Jerusalem

1NowδὲdeG1161the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andthe brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who were throughoutκατὰkataG2596JudeaG2453heardἬκουσανĒkousanG191that the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532had receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2And whenὍτεHoteG3753PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameἀνέβηanebēG305up to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,thoseοἱhoiG3588who were circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061tookG1252issueG1252with him,

3sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “YouwentεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525to uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203menἄνδραςandrasG435and ateσυνέφαγεςsunephagesG4906with them.”

4But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074beganἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757speaking and proceededto explainἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620to themin orderlyG2517sequenceG2517,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

5“I was in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172of JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336;and in a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611I sawG3708a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705, anobjectσκεῦόςskeuosG4632comingG2597downG2597likeὡςhōsG5613a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607loweredκαθιεμένηνkathiemenēnG2524by fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746fromthe skyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;and it cameἦλθενēlthenG2064rightἄχριachriG891down to me,

6and when I had fixedG816my gazeG816on it and was observingκατενόουνkatenoounG2657itI sawG3708the four-footedG5074animalsG5074of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the wildθηρίαthēriaG2342beastsG2342and thecrawlingG2062creaturesG2062and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

7I alsoG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004to me, ‘GetἀναστὰςanastasG450up, PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074;killθῦσονthusonG2380and eatG2068.’

8But I saidG3004, ‘By noG3365meansG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962,for nothingG3763unholyκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169has everG3763enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525my mouthστόμαstomaG4750.’

9But a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456from heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611a secondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208timeG1208, ‘WhatἃhaG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has cleansedἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511,noμὴmēG3361longerconsiderκοίνου.koinouG2840unholyG2839.’

10ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096threeτρίς,trisG5151timesG5151,and everythingἅπανταhapantaG537was drawnἀνεσπάσθηanespasthēG385backπάλινpalinG3825up intothe skyοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

11And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,at that momentἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435appearedἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186at the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614in whichᾗhēG3739we were staying,having been sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649to me fromCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542.

12The SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151toldG3004me to goσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905with themwithoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367misgivingsδιακρίναντα.diakrinantaG1252.Theseοὗτοι,houtoiG3778sixἓξhexG1803brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80alsoG2532wentἦλθονēlthonG2064with me and we enteredεἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenG1525the man’sἀνδρός.androsG435houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

13And he reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518to us howπῶςpōsG4459he had seenG3708the angelἄγγελονangelonG32standingσταθένταstathentaG2476in his houseοἴκῳoikōG3624,and sayingG3004, ‘SendἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649to JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445and have SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,who is also calledἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonG1941PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074,broughtG3343hereG3343;

14and he will speakλαλήσειlalēseiG2980wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to you by whichG3739you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, you andallπᾶςpasG3956your householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.’

15And as I beganἄρξασθαίarxasthaiG757to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968upon them justὥσπερhōsperG5618as He didupon us at the beginningἀρχῇ.archēaG746.

16And I rememberedἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnG3403the wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howὡςhōsG5613He used to sayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, ‘JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,but you will be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheG907with the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.’

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325to them the sameἴσηνisēnG2470giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431as He gaveto us alsoκαὶkaiG2532after believingπιστεύσασινpisteusasinG4100in the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,whoτίςtisG5101was I that I couldδυνατὸςdunatosG1415standG2967in God’sθεόν;¶theonG2316wayG2967?”

18When they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisταῦταtautaG3778, theyquietedG2270downG2270andglorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WellG686thenἄραaraG686,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedἔδωκεν.¶edōkenG1325to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484alsoG2532therepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341that leadsto lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

The Church at Antioch

19SoG3767thenG3767thoseG3588who were scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289becauseἀπὸapoG575of thepersecutionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347that occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096in connectionἐπὶepiG1909with StephenΣτεφάνῳStephanōG4736madeG1330their wayG1330toPhoeniciaΦοινίκηςPhoinikēsG5403andCyprusΚύπρουKuprouG2954andAntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056to noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367exceptG1508to JewsἸουδαίοις.¶IoudaioisG2453aloneμόνονmononG3441.

20But there were someτινεςtinesG5100of them, menἄνδρεςandresG435ofCyprusΚύπριοιKuprioiG2953andCyreneΚυρηναῖοι,KurēnaioiG2956,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490and beganspeakingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to theGreeksG1672alsoG2532,preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

21Andthe handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was with them, anda largeπολύςpolusG4183numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706who believedπιστεύσαςpisteusasG4100turnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsenG1994to the Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

22ThenewsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012themreachedἠκούσθηēkousthēG191the earsὦταōtaG3775of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and they sentG1821BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921offG1821toAntiochἈντιοχείας·AntiocheiasG490.

23Then when he arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andwitnessedG3708the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he rejoicedἐχάρηecharēG5463and beganto encourageπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allπάνταςpantasG3956withresoluteπροθέσειprotheseiG4286heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588to remainπροσμένεινprosmeneinG4357trueto the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;

24for he was a goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἀνὴρanērG435, andfullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102. AndconsiderableἱκανὸςhikanosG2425numbersὄχλοςochlosG3793werebroughtπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

25And he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831forTarsusΤαρσὸνTarsonG5019to lookἀναζητῆσαιanazētēsaiG327for SaulΣαῦλον,SaulonG4569;

26and when he had foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him toAntiochἈντιόχειαν.AntiocheianG490.And for an entireὅλονholonG3650yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763theymetσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863with the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577and taughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321considerableἱκανόν,hikanonG2425numbersὄχλονochlonG3793; andthe disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101were firstG4416calledχρηματίσαιchrēmatisaiG5537ChristiansΧριστιανούς.¶ChristianousG5546inAntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490.

27NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250some prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396cameG2718downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

28OneεἷςheisG1520of them namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβοςHagabosG13stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up and beganto indicateἐσήμανενesēmanenG4591by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that there wouldG3195certainlyG3195be a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173famineλιμὸνlimonG3042allὅληνholēnG3650overG1909theworldοἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnG3625.And thisἥτιςhētisG3748tookG1096placeG1096in the reign ofClaudiusΚλαυδίουKlaudiouG2804.

29And in the proportionκαθὼςkathōsG2531that anyτις,tisG5100ofthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101hadG2141meansG2141,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of them determinedὥρισανhōrisanG3724to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992a contribution for thereliefδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ofthe brethrenἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730in JudeaG2453.

30And thisὃhoG3739they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160,sendingἀποστείλαντεςaposteilantesG649itin chargeδιὰ χειρὸςdia cheirosG1223 G5495ofBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921and SaulΣαύλου.¶SaulouG4569to theeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245.

Peter Reports at Jerusalem

The Church at Antioch

Commentaries on Acts 11