ACT 11
11
Peter's Explanation to the Jerusalem Church
1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea received word that Gentiles had also embraced God's message.
2 So when Peter travelled up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers confronted him critically,
3 charging, "You entered the homes of uncircumcised men and ate meals with them."
4 Peter began explaining the situation to them systematically:
5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying when I fell into a trance. I saw a vision—something resembling a large sheet descending, being lowered from heaven by its four corners. It came right down to where I was.
6 As I examined it closely, I observed four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
7 Then I heard a voice instructing me, 'Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'
8 I responded, 'Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing defiled or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
9 But the voice from heaven responded a second time: 'What God has declared clean, you must not call defiled.'
10 This happened three times, and then everything was pulled back up into heaven.
11 At that precise moment, three men arrived at the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.
12 The Spirit instructed me to accompany them without making any distinction. These six brothers also travelled with me, and we entered the man's house.
13 He related to us how he had seen an angel standing in his house who said, 'Send messengers to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.
14 He will deliver a message to you through which you and your entire household will be rescued.'
15 As I began speaking, the Holy Spirit came upon them exactly as He had come upon us at the beginning.
16 I remembered the Lord's declaration: 'John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.'
17 So if God granted them the identical gift He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Christ, who was I to think I could obstruct God?"
18 When they heard this explanation, they stopped their objections. They praised God, saying, "This means God has granted repentance leading to life even to the Gentiles."
The Church in Antioch
19 Now those who had been scattered due to the persecution that developed over Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They proclaimed the message exclusively to Jewish people.
20 However, some of them—men from Cyprus and Cyrene—arrived in Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, announcing the good news about the Lord Jesus.
21 The Lord's power accompanied them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
22 Reports about this reached the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 When he arrived and witnessed the evidence of God's grace, he was filled with joy. He urged them all to remain committed to the Lord with wholehearted resolve,
24 because he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. A substantial number of people were added to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas travelled to Tarsus to search for Saul.
26 When he located him, he brought him to Antioch. For an entire year they gathered with the church and taught considerable numbers of people. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first designated as Christians.
27 During that time period, prophets travelled down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated through the Spirit that a severe famine was going to spread across the entire inhabited world. This actually occurred during Claudius' reign as emperor.
29 The disciples determined to send relief assistance to the believers living in Judea, with each person contributing according to his ability.
30 They carried this out, sending their contribution to the elders through Barnabas and Saul.
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ACT 11
11
Peter's Explanation to the Jerusalem Church
1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea received word that Gentiles had also embraced God's message.
2 So when Peter travelled up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers confronted him critically,
3 charging, "You entered the homes of uncircumcised men and ate meals with them."
4 Peter began explaining the situation to them systematically:
5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying when I fell into a trance. I saw a vision—something resembling a large sheet descending, being lowered from heaven by its four corners. It came right down to where I was.
6 As I examined it closely, I observed four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
7 Then I heard a voice instructing me, 'Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'
8 I responded, 'Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing defiled or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
9 But the voice from heaven responded a second time: 'What God has declared clean, you must not call defiled.'
10 This happened three times, and then everything was pulled back up into heaven.
11 At that precise moment, three men arrived at the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.
12 The Spirit instructed me to accompany them without making any distinction. These six brothers also travelled with me, and we entered the man's house.
13 He related to us how he had seen an angel standing in his house who said, 'Send messengers to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.
14 He will deliver a message to you through which you and your entire household will be rescued.'
15 As I began speaking, the Holy Spirit came upon them exactly as He had come upon us at the beginning.
16 I remembered the Lord's declaration: 'John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.'
17 So if God granted them the identical gift He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Christ, who was I to think I could obstruct God?"
18 When they heard this explanation, they stopped their objections. They praised God, saying, "This means God has granted repentance leading to life even to the Gentiles."
The Church in Antioch
19 Now those who had been scattered due to the persecution that developed over Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They proclaimed the message exclusively to Jewish people.
20 However, some of them—men from Cyprus and Cyrene—arrived in Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, announcing the good news about the Lord Jesus.
21 The Lord's power accompanied them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
22 Reports about this reached the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 When he arrived and witnessed the evidence of God's grace, he was filled with joy. He urged them all to remain committed to the Lord with wholehearted resolve,
24 because he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. A substantial number of people were added to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas travelled to Tarsus to search for Saul.
26 When he located him, he brought him to Antioch. For an entire year they gathered with the church and taught considerable numbers of people. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first designated as Christians.
27 During that time period, prophets travelled down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated through the Spirit that a severe famine was going to spread across the entire inhabited world. This actually occurred during Claudius' reign as emperor.
29 The disciples determined to send relief assistance to the believers living in Judea, with each person contributing according to his ability.
30 They carried this out, sending their contribution to the elders through Barnabas and Saul.
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