Acts 11

Peter Reports at Jerusalem

1NowG1161 the apostlesG652 and 1the brethrenG80 who were throughoutG2596 JudeaG2453 heardG191 that the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 had receivedG1209 the wordG3056 of GodG2316. 2And whenG3753 PeterG4074 cameG305 up to JerusalemG2419, 23thoseG3588 who were circumcisedG4061 tookG1252 issueG1252 with him, 3sayingG3004, “4You 5wentG1525 to uncircumcisedG203 menG435 and ateG4906 with them.” 4But PeterG4074 beganG757 speaking 6and proceeded to explainG1620 to them 7in orderlyG2517 sequenceG2517, sayingG3004, 5“8I was in the cityG4172 of JoppaG2445 prayingG4336; and in a tranceG1611 I sawG3708 9a visionG3705, an 10objectG4632 comingG2597 downG2597 likeG5613 a greatG3173 sheetG3607 loweredG2524 by fourG5064 cornersG746 from 11the skyG3772; and it cameG2064 rightG891 down to me, 6and when I had fixedG816 my gazeG816 on it and was observingG2657 it 12I sawG3708 the four-footedG5074 animalsG5074 of the earthG1093 and the wildG2342 beastsG2342 and the 13crawlingG2062 creaturesG2062 and the birdsG4071 of the 14airG3772. 7I alsoG2532 heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me, ‘GetG450 up, PeterG4074; 15killG2380 and eatG2068.’ 8But I saidG3004, ‘By noG3365 meansG3365, LordG2962, for nothingG3763 16unholyG2839 orG2228 uncleanG169 has everG3763 enteredG1525 my mouthG4750.’ 9But a voiceG5456 from heavenG3772 answeredG611 a secondG1208 timeG1208, ‘17WhatG3739 GodG2316 has cleansedG2511, noG3361 longer 18considerG2840 unholyG2839.’ 10ThisG3778 happenedG1096 threeG5151 timesG5151, and everythingG537 was drawnG385 backG3825 up into 19the skyG3772. 11And beholdG2400, at that momentG1824 threeG5140 menG435 appearedG2186 at the houseG3614 in whichG3739 we were staying, having been sentG649 to me from 20CaesareaG2542. 1221The SpiritG4151 toldG3004 me to goG4905 with them 2223withoutG3367 misgivingsG1252. 24TheseG3778 sixG1803 brethrenG80 alsoG2532 wentG2064 with me and we enteredG1525 the man’sG435 houseG3624. 13And he reportedG518 to us howG4459 he had seenG3708 the angelG32 25standingG2476 in his houseG3624, and sayingG3004, ‘SendG649 to JoppaG2445 and have SimonG4613, who is also calledG1941 PeterG4074, broughtG3343 hereG3343; 14and he will speakG2980 26wordsG4487 to you by whichG3739 you will be savedG4982, you and 27allG3956 your householdG3624.’ 15And as I beganG757 to speakG2980, 28the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fellG1968 upon them justG5618 29as He did upon us at the beginningG746. 16And I rememberedG3403 the wordG4487 of the LordG2962, howG5613 He used to sayG3004, ‘30JohnG2491 baptizedG907 with waterG5204, but you will be baptizedG907 31with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.’ 17ThereforeG3767 ifG1487 32GodG2316 gaveG1325 to them the sameG2470 giftG1431 as He gave to us alsoG2532 after believingG4100 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 33whoG5101 was I that I couldG1415 34standG2967 in God’sG2316 wayG2967?” 18When they heardG191 thisG3778, they 35quietedG2270 downG2270 and 36glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, sayingG3004, “WellG686 thenG686, GodG2316 has grantedG1325 to the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 the 37repentanceG3341 that leads to lifeG2222.”

The Church at Antioch

1938SoG3767 thenG3767 thoseG3588 who were scatteredG1289 becauseG575 of the 39persecutionG2347 that occurredG1096 in connectionG1909 with StephenG4736 madeG1330 their wayG1330 40to 41PhoeniciaG5403 and 42CyprusG2954 and 43AntiochG490, speakingG2980 the wordG3056 to noG3367 oneG3367 exceptG1508 to JewsG2453 aloneG3441. 20But there were someG5100 of them, menG435 of 44CyprusG2953 and 45CyreneG2956, whoG3748 cameG2064 to 46AntiochG490 and began speakingG2980 to the 4748GreeksG1672 alsoG2532, 4950preachingG2097 the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 21And 51the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was with them, and 52a largeG4183 numberG706 who believedG4100 turnedG1994 to the LordG2962. 22The 53newsG3056 aboutG4012 them 54reachedG191 the earsG3775 of the churchG1577 at JerusalemG2419, and they sentG1821 55BarnabasG921 offG1821 56to 57AntiochG490. 23Then when he arrivedG3854 and 58witnessedG3708 59the graceG5485 of GodG2316, he rejoicedG5463 and began to encourageG3870 them allG3956 with 60resoluteG4286 heartG2588 to remainG4357 true to the LordG2962; 24for he was a goodG18 manG435, and 61fullG4134 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and of faithG4102. And 62considerableG2425 63numbersG3793 were 64broughtG4369 to the LordG2962. 25And he leftG1831 for 65TarsusG5019 to lookG327 for SaulG4569; 26and when he had foundG2147 him, he broughtG71 him to 66AntiochG490. And for an entireG3650 yearG1763 they 67metG4863 with the churchG1577 and taughtG1321 considerableG2425 68numbersG3793; and 69the disciplesG3101 were firstG4416 calledG5537 70ChristiansG5546 in 71AntiochG490.

27NowG1161 72at thisG3778 timeG2250 73some prophetsG4396 cameG2718 downG2718 from JerusalemG2414 to 74AntiochG490. 28OneG1520 of them namedG3686 75AgabusG13 stoodG450 up and began to indicateG4591 76by the SpiritG4151 that there wouldG3195 certainlyG3195 be a greatG3173 famineG3042 77allG3650 overG1909 the 78worldG3625. 79And thisG3748 tookG1096 placeG1096 in the reign of 80ClaudiusG2804. 29And in the proportionG2531 that anyG5100 of 81the disciplesG3101 hadG2141 meansG2141, eachG1538 of them determinedG3724 to sendG3992 a contribution for the 82reliefG1248 of 83the brethrenG80 livingG2730 in JudeaG2453. 3084And thisG3739 they didG4160, sendingG649 it 85in chargeG1223G5495 of 86BarnabasG921 and SaulG4569 to the 87eldersG4245.