11Acts 11

1Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.Select Acts 11:1

2When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,Select Acts 11:2

3saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”Select Acts 11:3

4But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,Select Acts 11:4

5“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.Select Acts 11:5

6When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.Select Acts 11:6

7I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’Select Acts 11:7

8But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’Select Acts 11:8

9But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’Select Acts 11:9

10This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.Select Acts 11:10

11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.Select Acts 11:11

12The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.Select Acts 11:12

13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, who is called Peter,Select Acts 11:13

14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’Select Acts 11:14

15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.Select Acts 11:15

16I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’Select Acts 11:16

17If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”Select Acts 11:17

18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”Select Acts 11:18

19They 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.Select Acts 11:19

20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.Select Acts 11:20

21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.Select Acts 11:21

22The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,Select Acts 11:22

23who, 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 near to the Lord.Select Acts 11:23

24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.Select Acts 11:24

25Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.Select Acts 11:25

26When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.Select Acts 11:26

27Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.Select Acts 11:27

28One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.Select Acts 11:28

29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;Select Acts 11:29

30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.Select Acts 11:30