Acts 11

1 The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,

3 and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

4 But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

6 I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.

7 Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’

And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

8 ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.

9 But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

10 This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.

11 Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.

12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;

14 He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.

And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

17 So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

18 When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.

20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

22 When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;

26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.

29 So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

30 This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.