11:1 Now
the
apostles
and
the
brothers
who
were
throughout
Judea
heard
that
the
Gentiles
also
had
received
the
word
of
God.
11:2 So
when
Peter
went
up
to
Jerusalem,
the
circumcision
party
criticized
him,
saying,
11:3 "You
went
to
uncircumcised
men
and
ate
with
them."
11:4 But
Peter
began
and
explained
it
to
them
in
order:
11:5 "I
was
in
the
city
of
Joppa
praying,
and
in
a
trance
I
saw
a
vision,
something
like
a
great
sheet
descending,
being
let
down
from
heaven
by
its
four
corners,
and
it
came
down
to
me.
11:6 Looking
at
it
closely,
I
observed
animals
and
beasts
of
prey
and
reptiles
and
birds
of
the
air.
11:7 And
I
heard
a
voice
saying
to
me,
'Rise,
Peter;
kill
and
eat.'
11:8 But
I
said,
'By
no
means,
Lord;
for
nothing
common
or
unclean
has
ever
entered
my
mouth.'
11:9 But
the
voice
answered
a
second
time
from
heaven,
'What
God
has
made
clean,
do
not
call
common.'
11:10 This
happened
three
times,
and
all
was
drawn
up
again
into
heaven.
11:11 And
behold,
at
that
very
moment
three
men
arrived
at
the
house
in
which
we
were,
sent
to
me
from
Caesarea.
11:12 And
the
Spirit
told
me
to
go
with
them,
making
no
distinction.
These
six
brothers
also
accompanied
me,
and
we
entered
the
man's
house.
11:13 And
he
told
us
how
he
had
seen
the
angel
stand
in
his
house
and
say,
'Send
to
Joppa
and
bring
Simon
who
is
called
Peter;
11:14 he
will
declare
to
you
a
message
by
which
you
will
be
saved,
you
and
all
your
household.'
11:15 As
I
began
to
speak,
the
Holy
Spirit
fell
on
them
just
as
on
us
at
the
beginning.
11:16 And
I
remembered
the
word
of
the
Lord,
how
he
said,
'John
baptized
with
water,
but
you
will
be
baptized
with
the
Holy
Spirit.'
11:17 If
then
God
gave
the
same
gift
to
them
as
he
gave
to
us
when
we
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
was
I
that
I
could
stand
in
God's
way"
11:18 When
they
heard
these
things
they
fell
silent.
And
they
glorified
God,
saying,
"Then
to
the
Gentiles
also
God
has
granted
repentance
that
leads
to
life."
11:19 Now
those
who
were
scattered
because
of
the
persecution
that
arose
over
Stephen
traveled
as
far
as
Phoenicia
and
Cyprus
and
Antioch,
speaking
the
word
to
no
one
except
Jews.
11:20 But
there
were
some
of
them,
men
of
Cyprus
and
Cyrene,
who
on
coming
to
Antioch
spoke
to
the
Hellenists
also,
preaching
the
Lord
Jesus.
11:21 And
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
with
them,
and
a
great
number
who
believed
turned
to
the
Lord.
11:22 The
report
of
this
came
to
the
ears
of
the
church
in
Jerusalem,
and
they
sent
Barnabas
to
Antioch.
11:23 When
he
came
and
saw
the
grace
of
God,
he
was
glad,
and
he
exhorted
them
all
to
remain
faithful
to
the
Lord
with
steadfast
purpose,
11:24 for
he
was
a
good
man,
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit
and
of
faith.
And
a
great
many
people
were
added
to
the
Lord.
11:25 So
Barnabas
went
to
Tarsus
to
look
for
Saul,
11:26 and
when
he
had
found
him,
he
brought
him
to
Antioch.
For
a
whole
year
they
met
with
the
church
and
taught
a
great
many
people.
And
in
Antioch
the
disciples
were
first
called
Christians.
11:27 Now
in
these
days
prophets
came
down
from
Jerusalem
to
Antioch.
11:28 And
one
of
them
named
Agabus
stood
up
and
foretold
by
the
Spirit
that
there
would
be
a
great
famine
over
all
the
world
(this
took
place
in
the
days
of
Claudius).
11:29 So
the
disciples
determined,
everyone
according
to
his
ability,
to
send
relief
to
the
brothers
living
in
Judea.
11:30 And
they
did
so,
sending
it
to
the
elders
by
the
hand
of
Barnabas
and
Saul.