| Acts 11:1 |
And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. |
| Acts 11:2 |
And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision disputed with him, |
| Acts 11:3 |
Saying, You went in to men who are uncircumcised and ate with them. |
| Acts 11:4 |
And Peter began, and he explained to them in sequence, saying, |
| Acts 11:5 |
I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down by four corners out of heaven; and it came unto me. |
| Acts 11:6 |
Looking intently into it, I examined [it] and saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of heaven. |
| Acts 11:7 |
And I also heard a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter; slay and eat! |
| Acts 11:8 |
But I said, By no means, Lord, for no common or unclean thing has ever entered into my mouth. |
| Acts 11:9 |
And a voice answered a second time out of heaven, The things that God has cleansed, do not make common. |
| Acts 11:10 |
And this occurred three times, and everything was drawn up again into heaven. |
| Acts 11:11 |
And behold, at that moment three men stood at the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me. |
| Acts 11:12 |
And the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers went with me also; and we entered into the man's house. |
| Acts 11:13 |
And he reported to us how he saw the angel standing in his house and saying, Send [men] to Joppa and send for Simon, who is surnamed Peter, |
| Acts 11:14 |
Who will speak words to you by which you shall be saved, you and all your house. |
| Acts 11:15 |
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as also on us in the beginning. |
| Acts 11:16 |
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts 11:17 |
If therefore God has given to them the equal gift as also to us who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could have forbidden God? |
| Acts 11:18 |
And when they heard these things, they became silent and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also God has given repentance unto life. |
| Acts 11:19 |
Those then who were scattered by the tribulation which took place on account of Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only. |
| Acts 11:20 |
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and spoke also to the Greeks, announcing the Lord Jesus as the gospel. |
| Acts 11:21 |
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. |
| Acts 11:22 |
And the account concerning them was heard in the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to pass through as far as Antioch, |
| Acts 11:23 |
Who, when he arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with purpose of heart; |
| Acts 11:24 |
For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number was added to the Lord. |
| Acts 11:25 |
And he went forth to Tarsus to search for Saul; |
| Acts 11:26 |
And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened with them that for a whole year they were gathered in the church and taught a considerable number and that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
| Acts 11:27 |
And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. |
| Acts 11:28 |
And one of them named Agabus rose up and signified through the Spirit that there was about to be a great famine over the whole inhabited earth, which occurred during the time of Claudius. |
| Acts 11:29 |
And the disciples, according to how one was prospered, determined, each one of them, to send [things] for dispensing to the brothers dwelling in Judea, |
| Acts 11:30 |
Which also they did, sending [it] to the elders through the hand of Barnabas and Saul. |