Acts 11

1 Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;

Now the emissaries and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the non-Jewish people had also received the word of God.

2 and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.

When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 "You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them."

4 Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

5 "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

6 Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, crawling creatures, and birds of the sky.

7 I also heard a voice saying to me, "'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

8 "'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'

9 "But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'

10 "This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.

This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

11 "Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.

And look, immediately three men stood before the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.

The Ruach told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

13 Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Shim'on, whose surname is Peter,

14 He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'

15 "And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

As I began to speak, the Ruach ha-Kodesh fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

16 Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.'

17 "If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"

If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who was I, that I could withstand God?"

18 This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the non-Jews repentance to life."

19 Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

20 But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Yeshua.

21 The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.

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

22 When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

And the report concerning them was heard by the congregation in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch,

23 On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain true to the Lord.

24 For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

For he was a good man, and full of the Ruach ha-Kodesh and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.

Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

26 He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the congregation, and taught many people. The talmidim were first called "Messianic" in Antioch.

27 At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Ruach that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

29 So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.

As any of the talmidim had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

30 This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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