Acts 11

Peter Reports in Jerusalem

1NowG1161 the apostlesG652 and 1the brothersG80 and sisters who were throughoutG2596 JudeaG2449 heardG191 that the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 had receivedG1209 the wordG3056 of GodG2316. 2And whenG3753 PeterG4074 cameG305 upG305 to JerusalemG2419, 23the JewishG4061 believers tookG1252 issueG1252 with him, 3sayingG3004, “4You 5wentG1525 to 6uncircumcisedG203 menG435 and ateG4906 with them.” 4But PeterG4074 beganG757 and explainedG1620 at length to them 7inG2517 an 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 the skyG3772; and it cameG2064 to whereG891 I was, 6and I staredG816 at it and was thinkingG2657 aboutG2657 it, and I sawG3708 the four-footedG5074 animalsG5074 of the earthG1093, the wildG2342 animalsG2342, the 11crawlingG2062 creaturesG2062, and the birdsG4071 of the skyG3772. 7I alsoG2532 heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me, ‘GetG450 upG450, PeterG4074; 12killG2380 and eatG2068.’ 8But I saidG3004, ‘ByG3365 noG3365 meansG3365, LordG2962, for nothingG3763 13unholyG2839 orG2228 uncleanG169 has everG3763 enteredG1525 my mouthG4750.’ 9But a voiceG5456 from heavenG3772 answeredG611 a secondG1208 timeG1208, ‘14WhatG3739 GodG2316 has cleansedG2511, noG3361 longer 15considerG2840 unholyG2839.’ 10ThisG3778 happenedG1096 threeG5151 timesG5151, and everythingG537 was drawnG385 backG3825 upG385 into the skyG3772. 11And beholdG2400, at that momentG1824 threeG5140 menG435 who had been sentG649 to me from 16CaesareaG2542 cameG2186 upG2186 toG2186 the houseG3614 whereG3739 we were staying. 1217And the SpiritG4151 toldG3004 me to goG4905 with them 18withoutG3367 19misgivingsG1252. 20TheseG3778 sixG1803 brothersG80 alsoG2532 wentG2064 with me, and we enteredG1525 the man’sG435 houseG3624. 13And he reportedG518 to us howG4459 he had seenG3708 the angelG32 21standingG2476 in his houseG3624, and sayingG3004, ‘SendG649 some men to JoppaG2445 and have SimonG4613, who is also calledG1941 PeterG4074, broughtG3343 hereG3343; 14and he will speakG2980 22wordsG4487 to you by whichG3739 you will be savedG4982, you and 23allG3956 your householdG3624.’ 15And as I beganG757 to speakG2980, 24the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fellG1968 uponG1968 them justG5618 25as He did upon us at the beginningG746. 16And I rememberedG3403 the wordG4487 of the LordG2962, howG5613 He used to sayG3004, ‘26JohnG2491 baptizedG907 with waterG5204, but you will be baptizedG907 27with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.’ 17ThereforeG3767, ifG1487 28GodG2316 gaveG1325 them the sameG2470 giftG1431 as He alsoG2532 gave to us after believingG4100 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 29whoG5101 was I that I couldG1415 30standG2967 inG2967 God’sG2316 wayG2967?” 18When they heardG191 thisG3778, they 31quietedG2270 downG2270 and 32glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, sayingG3004, “WellG686 thenG686, GodG2316 has alsoG2532 grantedG1325 to the GentilesG1484 the 33repentanceG3341 that leads to lifeG2222.”

The Church in Antioch

1934SoG3767 thenG3767 thoseG3588 who were scatteredG1289 becauseG575 of the 35persecutionG2347 that occurredG1096 inG1909 connectionG1909 withG1909 StephenG4736 madeG1330 their wayG1330 36to 37PhoeniciaG5403, 38CyprusG2954, and 39AntiochG490, speakingG2980 the wordG3056 to noG3367 oneG3367 exceptG1508 to JewsG2453 aloneG3441. 20But there were someG5100 of them, menG435 ofG2953 40CyprusG2953 and 41CyreneG2956, whoG3748 cameG2064 to 42AntiochG490 and began speakingG2980 to the 4344GreeksG1672 asG2532 wellG2532, 45preachingG2097 the goodG2097 newsG2097 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 21And 46the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was with them, and 47a largeG4183 numberG706 who believedG4100 turnedG1994 to the LordG2962. 22The 48newsG3056 aboutG4012 them 49reachedG191 the earsG3775 of the churchG1577 in JerusalemG2419, and they sentG1821 50BarnabasG921 offG1821 51to 52AntiochG490. 23Then when he arrivedG3854 and 53witnessedG3708 54the graceG5485 of GodG2316, he rejoicedG5463 and began to encourageG3870 them allG3956 with 55resoluteG4286 heartG2588 to remainG4357 true to the LordG2962; 24for he was a goodG18 manG435, and 56fullG4134 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and faithG4102. And 5758considerableG2425 numbersG3793 were addedG4369 to the LordG2962. 25And he leftG1831 for 59TarsusG5019 to lookG327 for SaulG4569; 26and when he had foundG2147 him, he broughtG71 him to 60AntiochG490. And for an entireG3650 yearG1763 they 61metG4863 with the churchG1577 and taughtG1321 62considerableG2425 numbersG3793 ofG3793 peopleG3793; and 63the disciplesG3101 were firstG4416 calledG5537 64ChristiansG5546 in 65AntiochG490.

27NowG1161 66at thisG3778 timeG2250 some 67prophetsG4396 cameG2718 downG2718 from JerusalemG2414 to 68AntiochG490. 28OneG1520 of them, namedG3686 69AgabusG13, stoodG450 upG450 and 70indicatedG4591 71by the SpiritG4151 that there wouldG3195 definitelyG3195 be a severeG3173 famineG3042 72allG3650 overG1909 the 73worldG3625. 74And thisG3748 tookG1096 placeG1096 in the reign of 75ClaudiusG2804. 29And toG2531 theG2531 extentG2531 thatG2531 anyG5100 of 76the disciplesG3101 hadG2141 meansG2141, eachG1538 of them determinedG3724 to sendG3992 a contribution for the 77reliefG1248 of 78the brothersG80 and sisters livingG2730 in JudeaG2449. 3079And they didG4160 thisG3739, sendingG649 it 80withG1223G5495 81BarnabasG921 and SaulG4569 to the 82eldersG4245.