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Acts 11

Common English Bible CEB

1 The apostles and the brothers and sisters throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God's word.

2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him.

3 They accused him, "You went into the home of the uncircumcised and ate with them!"

4 Step-by-step, Peter explained what had happened.

5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying when I had a visionary experience. In my vision, I saw something like a large linen sheet being lowered from heaven by its four corners. It came all the way down to me.

6 As I stared at it, wondering what it was, I saw four-legged animals—including wild beasts—as well as reptiles and wild birds.

7 I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!'

8 I responded, ‘Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

9 The voice from heaven spoke a second time, ‘Never consider unclean what God has made pure.'

10 This happened three times, then everything was pulled back into heaven.

11 At that moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying.

12 The Spirit told me to go with them even though they were Gentiles. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered that man's house.

13 He reported to us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is known as Peter.

14 He will tell you how you and your entire household can be saved.'

15 When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as the Spirit fell on us in the beginning.

16 I remembered the Lord's words: ‘John will baptize with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

17 If God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, then who am I? Could I stand in God's way?"

18 Once the apostles and other believers heard this, they calmed down. They praised God and concluded, "So then God has enabled Gentiles to change their hearts and lives so that they might have new life."

19 Now those who were scattered as a result of the trouble that occurred because of Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They proclaimed the word only to Jews.

20 Among them were some people from Cyprus and Cyrene. They entered Antioch and began to proclaim the good news about the Lord Jesus also to Jews who spoke Greek.

21 The Lord's power was with them, and a large number came to believe and turned to the Lord.

22 When the church in Jerusalem heard about this, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

23 When he arrived and saw evidence of God's grace, he was overjoyed and encouraged everyone to remain fully committed to the Lord.

24 Barnabas responded in this way because he was a good man, whom the Holy Spirit had endowed with exceptional faith. A considerable number of people were added to the Lord.

25 Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul.

26 When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They were there for a whole year, meeting with the church and teaching large numbers of people. It was in Antioch where the disciples were first labeled "Christians."

27 About that time, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 One of them, Agabus, stood up and, inspired by the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would overtake the entire Roman world. (This occurred during Claudius' rule.)

29 The disciples decided they would send support to the brothers and sisters in Judea, with everyone contributing to this ministry according to each person's abundance.

30 They sent Barnabas and Saul to take this gift to the elders.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that people who were not Jewish had accepted God's word.

2 However, when Peter went to Jerusalem, the believers who insisted on circumcision began to argue with him.

3 They said, "You went to visit men who were uncircumcised, and you even ate with them."

4 Then Peter began to explain to them point by point what had happened. He said,

5 "I was praying in the city of Joppa when I fell into a trance. I saw something like a large linen sheet being lowered by its four corners from the sky. The sheet came near me.

6 I looked into the sheet very closely and saw tame animals, wild animals, reptiles, and birds.

7 I also heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter! Kill these animals, and eat them.'

8 "But I answered, 'I can't do that, Lord! I've never put anything impure or unclean into my mouth.'

9 "A voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Don't say that the things which God has made clean are impure.'

10 This happened three times. Then everything was pulled back into the sky again.

11 "At that moment three men arrived at the house where we were staying. They had been sent from Caesarea to find me.

12 The Spirit told me to go with them without any hesitation. Six believers [from Joppa] went with me, and we visited Cornelius' home.

13 "He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his home. The angel told him, 'Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man whose name is Simon Peter.

14 He will give you a message that will save you and everyone in your home.'

15 "When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came to these people. This was the same thing that happened to us in the beginning.

16 I remembered that the Lord had said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit.'

17 When they believed, God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So who was I to interfere with God?"

18 When the others heard this, they had no further objections. They praised God by saying, "Then God has also led people who are not Jewish to turn to him so that they can change the way they think and act and have eternal life."

19 Some of the believers who were scattered by the trouble that broke out following Stephen's death went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and the city of Antioch. They spoke God's word only to Jewish people.

20 But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, arrived in Antioch. They started to spread the Good News about the Lord Jesus to Greeks.

21 The Lord's power was with his followers, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

22 After the news about Antioch reached the church in Jerusalem, Barnabas was sent to Antioch.

23 When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.

24 Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.

25 Then Barnabas left Antioch to go to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul.

26 After finding Saul, Barnabas brought him back to Antioch. Barnabas and Saul met with the church in Antioch for a whole year and taught a large group of people. The disciples were called Christians for the first time in the city of Antioch.

27 At that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to the city of Antioch.

28 One of them was named Agabus. Through the Spirit Agabus predicted that a severe famine would affect the entire world. This happened while Claudius was emperor.

29 All the disciples in Antioch decided to contribute whatever they could afford to help the believers living in Judea.

30 The disciples did this and sent their contribution with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders [in Jerusalem].