Peter’s Report at Jerusalem 1 UEB Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. BSB BSB: The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 UEB When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, they who belonged to the circumcision group criticized him; BSB BSB: So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
3 UEB they said, "You associated with uncircumcised men and ate with them!" BSB BSB: and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
4 UEB But Peter started to explain the matter to them in detail; he said, BSB BSB: But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
5 UEB I was praying in the city of Joppa, and I had a vision of a container coming down, like a large sheet let down from heaven by its four corners. It descended to me. BSB BSB: “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
6 UEB I gazed at it and I thought about it. I saw the four-legged animals of earth, wild beasts, creeping animals, and birds of the sky. BSB BSB: I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
7 UEB Then I heard a voice say to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!" BSB BSB: Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
8 UEB I said, "Not so, Lord; for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth." BSB BSB: ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
9 UEB But the voice answered again from heaven, "What God has declared clean, do not call unclean." BSB BSB: But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
10 UEB This happened three times, and then everything was taken back up into heaven again. BSB BSB: This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
11 UEB Behold, right away there were three men standing in front of the house where we were; they had been sent from Caesarea to me. BSB BSB: Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
12 UEB The Spirit commanded me to go with them, and that I should make no distinction regarding them. These six brothers went with me, and we went into the man's house. BSB BSB: The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
14 UEB He will speak to you a message by which you will be saved—you and all your household." BSB BSB: He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
15 UEB As I began to speak to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, just as on us in the beginning. BSB BSB: As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
16 UEB I remembered the words of the Lord, how he said, "John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit." BSB BSB: Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 UEB Then if God gave to them the same gift as he gave to us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could oppose God?" BSB BSB: So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
18 UEB When they heard these things, they said nothing in response, but they praised God and said, "Then God has given repentance for life to the Gentiles also." BSB BSB: When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
The Church at Antioch 19 UEB Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose over Stephen spread as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews. BSB BSB: Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
21 UEB The hand of the Lord was with them; a great number believed and turned to the Lord. BSB BSB: The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
22 UEB News about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch. BSB BSB: When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 UEB When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with all their heart. BSB BSB: When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
24 UEB For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord. BSB BSB: Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
25 UEB Barnabas then went out to Tarsus to look for Saul. BSB BSB: Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
26 UEB When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It came about, that for an entire year they gathered together with the church and taught many people. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. BSB BSB: and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
27 UEB Now in these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. BSB BSB: In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 UEB One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius. BSB BSB: One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
29 UEB So, the disciples, as each one was able, decided to send help to the brothers in Judea. BSB BSB: So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
30 UEB They did this; they sent money to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. BSB BSB: This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
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