New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 11:2-18

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.”

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