Acts 11 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Peter’s Report in Jerusalem

1 Now ^G1161 the apostles ^G652 and the brothers ^G80 who were throughout ^G2596 Judea ^G2449 heard ^G191 that the Gentiles ^G1484 also ^G2532 had received ^G1209 the word ^G3056 of God ^G2316.

2 And when ^G3753 Peter ^G4074 came ^G305 up ^G305 to Jerusalem ^G2419, [fn]those ^G3588 who were circumcised ^G4061 took ^G1252 issue ^G1252 with him, 3 saying ^G3004, “You [fn]went ^G1525 to uncircumcised ^G203 men ^G435 and ate ^G4906 with them.” 4 But Peter ^G4074 began ^G757 speaking [fn]and proceeded to explain ^G1620 to them in ^G2517 orderly ^G2517 sequence ^G2517, saying ^G3004, 5 “I was in the city ^G4172 of Joppa ^G2445 praying ^G4336; and in a trance ^G1611 I saw ^G3708 a vision ^G3705, [fn]an object ^G4632 coming ^G2597 down ^G2597 like ^G5613 a great ^G3173 sheet ^G3607 lowered ^G2524 by four ^G5064 corners ^G746 from heaven ^G3772, and it came ^G2064 right ^G891 down to me, 6 and when looking ^G816 closely ^G816 at it, I was observing ^G2657 it and saw ^G3708 the four-footed ^G5074 animals ^G5074 of the earth ^G1093 and the wild ^G2342 beasts ^G2342 and the crawling ^G2062 creatures ^G2062 and the birds ^G4071 of the [fn]sky ^G3772. 7 And I also ^G2532 heard ^G191 a voice ^G5456 saying ^G3004 to me, ‘Rise ^G450 up ^G450, Peter ^G4074; [fn]slaughter ^G2380 and eat ^G2068.’ 8 But I said ^G3004, ‘By no ^G3365 means ^G3365, Lord ^G2962, for nothing ^G3763 defiled ^G2839 or ^G2228 unclean ^G169 has ever ^G3763 entered ^G1525 my mouth ^G4750.’ 9 But a voice ^G5456 from heaven ^G3772 answered ^G611 a second ^G1208 time ^G1208, ‘What ^G3739 God ^G2316 has cleansed ^G2511, no ^G3361 longer consider ^G2840 defiled ^G2839.’ 10 And this ^G3778 happened ^G1096 three ^G5151 times ^G5151, and everything ^G537 was drawn ^G385 back ^G3825 up ^G385 into heaven ^G3772. 11 And behold ^G2400, immediately ^G1824 three ^G5140 men ^G435 appeared ^G2186 at the house ^G3614 in which ^G3739 we were, having been sent ^G649 to me from Caesarea ^G2542. 12 And the Spirit ^G4151 told ^G3004 me to go ^G4905 with them [fn]without ^G3367 taking ^G1252 issue ^G1252 at ^G1252 all ^G1252. These ^G3778 six ^G1803 brothers ^G80 also ^G2532 went ^G2064 with me and we entered ^G1525 the man’s ^G435 house ^G3624. 13 And he reported ^G518 to us how ^G4459 he had seen ^G3708 the angel ^G32 [fn]standing ^G2476 in his house ^G3624, and saying ^G3004, ‘Send ^G649 to Joppa ^G2445 and summon ^G3343 Simon ^G4613, who is also called ^G1941 Peter ^G4074; 14 and he will speak ^G2980 words ^G4487 to you by which ^G3739 you will be saved ^G4982, you and all ^G3956 your household ^G3624.’ 15 And as I began ^G757 to speak ^G2980, the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 fell ^G1968 upon them just ^G5618 as He did upon us at the beginning ^G746. 16 And I remembered ^G3403 the word ^G4487 of the Lord ^G2962, how ^G5613 He used to say ^G3004, ‘John ^G2491 baptized ^G907 with water ^G5204, but you will be baptized ^G907 [fn]with the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151.’ 17 Therefore ^G3767 if ^G1487 God ^G2316 gave ^G1325 to them the same ^G2470 gift ^G1431 as He gave to us also ^G2532 after believing ^G4100 in the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, who ^G5101 was I that I could ^G1415 prevent ^G2967 God’s ^G2316 way ^G2967?” 18 And when they heard ^G191 this ^G3778, they [fn]quieted ^G2270 down ^G2270 and glorified ^G1392 God ^G2316, saying ^G3004, “Well ^G686 then ^G686, God ^G2316 has granted ^G1325 to the Gentiles ^G1484 also ^G2532 the repentance ^G3341 that leads to life ^G2222.”

The Church in Antioch

19 So ^G3767 then ^G3767 those ^G3588 who were scattered ^G1289 because ^G575 of the [fn]persecution ^G2347 that occurred ^G1096 in ^G1909 connection ^G1909 with ^G1909 Stephen ^G4736 made ^G1330 their way ^G1330 [fn]to Phoenicia ^G5403 and Cyprus ^G2954 and Antioch ^G490, speaking ^G2980 the word ^G3056 to no ^G3367 one ^G3367 except ^G1508 to Jews ^G2453 alone ^G3441.

20 But there were some ^G5100 of them, men ^G435 of ^G2953 Cyprus ^G2953 and Cyrene ^G2956, who ^G3748 came ^G2064 to Antioch ^G490 and began speaking ^G2980 to the [fn]Greeks ^G1672 also ^G2532, proclaiming ^G2097 the ^G2097 good ^G2097 news ^G2097 of the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424. 21 And the hand ^G5495 of the Lord ^G2962 was with them, and a large ^G4183 number ^G706 who believed ^G4100 turned ^G1994 to the Lord ^G2962. 22 Now the [fn]news ^G3056 about ^G4012 them [fn]reached the ears ^G3775 of the church ^G1577 at Jerusalem ^G2419, and they sent ^G1821 Barnabas ^G921 off ^G1821 [fn]to Antioch ^G490, 23 who, when he arrived ^G3854 and saw ^G3708 the grace ^G5485 of God ^G2316, rejoiced ^G5463 and began to encourage ^G3870 them all ^G3956 with a purposeful ^G4286 heart ^G2588 to remain ^G4357 true to the Lord ^G2962; 24 for he was a good ^G18 man ^G435, and full ^G4134 of the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 and of faith ^G4102. And a considerable ^G2425 crowd ^G3793 was [fn]brought ^G4369 to the Lord ^G2962. 25 And he left ^G1831 for Tarsus ^G5019 to search ^G327 for Saul ^G4569; 26 and when he found ^G2147 him, he brought ^G71 him to Antioch ^G490. And ^G1161 it happened ^G1096 that for an entire ^G3650 year ^G1763 they [fn]met ^G4863 with the church ^G1577 and taught ^G1321 a considerable ^G2425 crowd ^G3793. And the disciples ^G3101 were first ^G6078 called ^G5537 Christians ^G5546 in Antioch ^G490.

27 Now ^G1161 in those ^G3778 days ^G2250, some prophets ^G4396 came ^G2718 down ^G2718 from Jerusalem ^G2414 to Antioch ^G490. 28 And one ^G1520 of them named ^G3686 Agabus ^G13 stood ^G450 up ^G450 and indicated ^G4591 [fn]by the Spirit ^G4151 that there was ^G3195 going ^G3195 to ^G3195 be a great ^G3173 famine ^G3042 all ^G3650 over ^G1909 the [fn]world ^G3625. [fn]And this ^G3748 took ^G1096 place ^G1096 in the reign of Claudius ^G2804. 29 And as ^G2531 any ^G5100 of the disciples ^G3101 had ^G2141 means ^G2141, each ^G1538 of them determined ^G3724 to send ^G3992 a contribution for the service ^G1248 of the brothers ^G80 living ^G2730 in Judea ^G2449. 30 And this ^G3739 they did ^G4160, sending ^G649 it [fn]in ^G649 charge ^G1223 G5495 of Barnabas ^G921 and Saul ^G4569 to the elders ^G4245.