1And the apostlesandbrethren that wereinJudaeaheardthat the Gentileshadalsoreceived the word of God.2AndwhenPeter was come uptoJerusalem, they that were of the circumcisioncontendedwithhim,3Saying , Thou wentest intomenuncircumcised , and didst eat with them.4ButPeter rehearsed the matter from the beginning , and expounded it by order unto them,saying ,
5Iwasin the city of Joppapraying : andin a trance I saw a vision, A certainvesseldescend , as it had been a greatsheet, let downfromheaven by fourcorners;and it cameeven to me:6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes , I considered , andsaw fourfooted beasts of the earth,and wild beasts,and creeping things,andfowls of the air.7And I heard a voicesaying unto me,Arise , Peter;slayandeat .8But I said , Not so,Lord:fornothingcommonoruncleanhath at any timeenteredintomymouth.9But the voiceansweredmeagainfromheaven,WhatGod hath cleansed , that callnotthoucommon .10Andthis was done three times:andall were drawn upagainintoheaven.11And,behold , immediately there werethreemenalreadycomeunto the housewhereIwas , sentfromCaesareauntome.12And the Spiritbademe go withthem,nothingdoubting . Moreoverthesesixbrethrenaccompaniedme,and we enteredinto the man'shouse:13And he shewedushow he had seen an angelinhishouse, which stoodandsaid unto him,SendmentoJoppa,and call forSimon, whose surname isPeter;14Who shall telltheewords,wherebythouandallthyhouse shall be saved .
15AndasIbegan to speak , the HolyGhostfellonthem,asonusat the beginning.16Then remembered I the word of the Lord,how that he said , Johnindeedbaptized with water;butye shall be baptizedwith the HolyGhost.17ForasmuchthenasGodgavethem the likegiftas he did unto us, who believedon the LordJesusChrist ; whatwasI, that I couldwithstandGod?18When they heard these things, they held their peace , andglorifiedGod,saying , ThenhathGodalso to the Gentilesgrantedrepentanceuntolife.19Nowthey which were scattered abroadupon the persecution that aroseaboutStephentravelled as far asPhenice,andCyprus,andAntioch,preaching the word to nonebut unto the Jewsonly.20Andsomeofthemweremen of CyprusandCyrene,which, when they were cometoAntioch,spakeunto the Grecians,preaching the LordJesus.21And the hand of the Lordwaswiththem:and a greatnumberbelieved , and turnedunto the Lord.22Thentidingsof these thingscameunto the ears of the churchwhich was inJerusalem:and they sent forthBarnabas, that he should go as far asAntioch.23Who, when he came , and had seen the grace of God, was glad , andexhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.24For he was a goodman,andfull of the HolyGhostand of faith:andmuchpeople was added unto the Lord.25ThendepartedBarnabastoTarsus, for to seekSaul:26And when he had foundhim, he broughthimuntoAntioch.And it came to pass , that a wholeyearthey assembled themselveswitha the church,andtaughtmuchpeople.And the disciples were calledChristiansfirstinAntioch.27AndinthesedayscameprophetsfromJerusalemuntoAntioch.28And there stood uponeofthemnamedAgabus, and signifiedby the Spirit that there should begreatdearththroughoutall the world:whichcame to pass in the days ofClaudiusCaesar.29Then the disciples,everyman according to his ability , determined to sendreliefunto the brethren which dweltinJudaea:30Whichalso they did , and sent itto the eldersby the hands of BarnabasandSaul.