Acts 11

1 And the apostles and the brothers who are in Judea heard that the nations also received the word of God,

And the apostles and the brethren throughout Judaea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God.

2 and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of circumcision were contending with him,

And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

saying, Thou didst go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

4 And Peter having begun, set [it] forth to them in order, saying,

But Peter rehearsed the matter to them in order from the beginning, saying,

5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of Heaven, and it came to me;

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a sort of vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even to me;

6 at which having looked steadfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky;

on which fixing my eyes, I observed, and saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the air.

7 and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

And I also heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

8 and I said, Not so, Lord, because anything common or unclean has at no time entered into my mouth;

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

9 and a voice answered me a second time out of Heaven, What God cleansed, you do not declare common.

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

10 And this happened three times, and again was all drawn up to Heaven,

And this was done three times; and all were again drawn up into heaven.

11 and behold, immediately, three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me,

And lo! immediately there stood three men at the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 and the Spirit said to me to go with them, doubting nothing, and these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the house of the man,

And the Spirit bade me go with them. And these six brethren also came with me, and we entered the man's house.

13 he also declared to us how he saw the messenger standing in his house, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

And he told us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, surnamed Peter;

14 who will speak sayings by which you will be saved, you and all your house.

who will speak to thee words by which thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

15 And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as also on us in the beginning,

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

16 and I remembered the saying of the LORD, how He said, John indeed immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit;

And I remembered the word of the Lord, that he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

17 if then God gave to them the equal gift as also to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, I—how was I able to withstand God?”

Since then God gave the like gift to them as to us, on believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

18 And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, “Then, indeed, God also gave conversion to life to the nations.”

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, So then to the gentiles also God hath granted repentance unto life.

19 Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through to Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;

Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

20 and there were certain of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking to the Hellenists, proclaiming good news—the Lord Jesus,

But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.

21 and the hand of the LORD was with them, a great number also, having believed, turned to the LORD.

And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

22 And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that [is] in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through to Antioch,

But the talk concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, to go as far as Antioch;

23 who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the LORD,

who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;

24 because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the LORD.

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

25 And Barnabas went forth to Tarsus, to seek for Saul,

And he went to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;

26 and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they assembled together a whole year in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

27 And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch,

And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, signified through the Spirit a great scarcity is about to be throughout all the world—which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar—

And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

29 and the disciples, according as anyone was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministry to the brothers dwelling in Judea,

And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea;

30 which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.