Acts 11

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

And the apostles and brethren who were in Jihud heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of Aloha.

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

AND when Shemun had gone up to Urishlem, they who were of the circumcision contended with him,

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

saying, that unto men uncircumcised he had entered, and had eaten with them.

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

And Shemun put forth in order to say 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.

That while praying in Joppa I saw a vision; a certain vessel descended which was like to a sheet, and bound at the four corners: and it came down from heaven and came unto me.

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

And gazing at it I beheld in it animals of four feet, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of the heaven.

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

And I heard a voice which said to me, Shemun, arise, slay, and eat.

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

And I said, Not so, my Lord; for nothing hath entered my mouth that is unclean or profane.

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

And again the voice said to me from heaven, What Aloha hath cleansed make not thou to be polluted.

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

This was done three times, and every thing was taken up into heaven.

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

And at that moment three men, who had been sent to me by Cornelius from Cesarea, came and stood at the gate of the court where I was sojourning.

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 said to me, Go with them without doubting. And there went also with me these six brethren, and we entered into the 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 related to us how he had seen in his house an angel, who stood and said to him, Send to the city Joppa, and bring Shemun who is called Kipha,

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

and he will speak with thee words by which thou wilt be saved, thou and all thy house.

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

And when I proceeded to speak there, the Spirit of Holiness overshadowed them, as upon us from the beginning.

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 I remembered the word of our Lord, who said, Juhanon baptized you with waters, but you shall be baptized with the Spirit of Holiness.

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 Aloha equally hath given the gift to the Gentiles who have believed in our Lord Jeshu Meshiha as we, who was I, that I should be sufficient to prohibit Aloha?

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 when these words they had heard they were silent, and they praised Aloha, and said, Now also unto the Gentiles Aloha hath given repentance unto 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.

BUT they who had been dispersed by the tribulation that was concerning Estephanos went unto Punika, also to the region of Kypros and to Antiokia, but with any one not speaking the word unless only with the Jihudoyee.

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 of them were men of Kypros and of Kyrine; these entered into Antiokia, and discoursed with the Javnoyee, and evangelized concerning our Lord Jeshu.

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

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and many believed, and were converted unto the Lord.

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

And this was heard by the ears of the sons of the church which was at Urishlem, and they sent Bar Naba to Antiokia.

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.

And when he came thither, and beheld the grace of Aloha, he rejoiced, and entreated them with all their heart to cleave to our Lord.

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 Spirit of Holiness and of faith, and there was added much people to our Lord.

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

And he went forth to Tarsos to seek for Shaol;

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 found him he brought him with him to Antiokia. And a whole year together they assembled in the church, and taught much people: from thence first in Antiokia the disciples were called Christianee.

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

And in those days there came from Urishlem thither prophets.

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 arose whose name was Agabos: and he made known to them by the Spirit that a great famine would be in all the land. And that famine was in the days of Claudios Caesar.

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

Therefore the disciples, according as each of them had, determined to send for the service of those brethren who dwelt in Jihud;

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

and they sent by the hand of Bar Naba and Shaol to the presbyters who were there.