Peter’s Report at Jerusalem 1 TNT And the Apostles and the brethren that were thorowout Iewry harde saye that the hethen had also receaved the worde of God. BSB BSB: The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 TNT And when Peter was come vp to Ierusalem they of the circumcision reasoned wyth him BSB BSB: So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
3 TNT sayinge: Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised and atest with them. BSB BSB: and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
4 TNT Then Peter began and expounded the thinge in order to the sayinge: BSB BSB: But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
5 TNT I was in the cyte of Ioppa prayinge and in a traunce I sawe a vision a certen vessell descende as it had bene a large lynnyn clothe let doune from hevin by the fower corners and it cam 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 TNT Into the which when I had fastened myn eyes I consydered and sawe fowerfoted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayer. BSB BSB: I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
7 TNT And I herde a voyce sayinge vnto me: aryse Peter sley and eate. BSB BSB: Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
8 TNT And I sayd: God forbyd lorde for nothinge comen or vnclene hath at eny tyme entred into my mouth. BSB BSB: ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
9 TNT But the voyce answered me agayne from heven count not thou those thinges come which god hath clensed. BSB BSB: But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
10 TNT And this was done thre tymes. And all were takin vp agayne into heven. BSB BSB: This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
11 TNT And beholde immediatly ther were thre men come vnto the housse where I was sent from Cesarea vnto me. BSB BSB: Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
12 TNT And the sprete sayde vnto me that I shuld go with them with out doutinge. Morover the sixe brethren accompanyed me: and we entred into the mans housse. 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 TNT he shall tell the wordes wherby both thou and all thyne housse shalbe saved. BSB BSB: He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
15 TNT And as I begane to preach the holy goost fell on them as he dyd on vs at the begynninge. BSB BSB: As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
16 TNT Then came to my remembraunce the wordes of the Lorde how he sayde: Iohn baptised with water but ye shalbe baptysed with the holy goost. 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 TNT For as moche then as God gave the lyke gyftes as he dyd vnto vs when we beleved on the Lorde Iesus Christ: what was I that I shuld have with stonde 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 TNT when they hearde this they helde their peace and gloryfied God sayinge: then hath God also to the gentyls graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe. 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 TNT They which were scattryd abroade thorow the affliccion that arose aboute Steven walked thorow oute tyll they came vnto Phenices and Cypers and Antioche preachynge the worde to no man but vnto the Iewes only. 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 TNT And the honde of the Lorde was with them and a greate nombre beleved and turned vnto the Lorde. BSB BSB: The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
22 TNT Tydinges of these thinges came vnto the eares of the congregacion which was in Ierusalem. And they sente forth Barnabas that he shuld go vnto Antioche. BSB BSB: When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 TNT Which when he was come and had sene the grace of God was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of hert they wolde continually cleave vnto the Lorde. 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 TNT For he was a good man and full of the holy goost and of faythe: and moche people was added vnto the Lorde. 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 TNT Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seke Saul. BSB BSB: Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
26 TNT And when he had founde him he brought him vnto Antioche. And it chaunsed that a whole yere they had their conversacion with the congregacion there and taught moche people: in so moche that the disciples of Antioche were the fyrst that were called Christen. 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 TNT In those dayes came Prophetes from Ierusalem vnto Antioche. BSB BSB: In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 TNT And ther stode vp one of them named Agabus and signified by the sprete that ther shuld be great derth throughoute all the worlde which came to passe in the Emproure Claudius dayes. 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 TNT Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry. BSB BSB: So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
30 TNT Which thinge they also dyd and sent it to the elders by the hondes of Barnabas and Saul. BSB BSB: This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
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