Acts 11 : 1 (NLV)
The missionaries and followers who were in the country of Judea heard that the people who were not Jews also had received the Word of God.
Acts 11 : 2 (NLV)
When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the Jewish followers argued with him.
Acts 11 : 3 (NLV)
They said, "Why did you visit those people who are not Jews and eat with them?"
Acts 11 : 4 (NLV)
Then Peter began to tell all that had happened from the beginning to the end. He said,
Acts 11 : 5 (NLV)
"While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I saw in a dream something coming down from heaven. It was like a large linen cloth let down by the four corners until it came to me.
Acts 11 : 6 (NLV)
As I looked at it, I saw four-footed animals and snakes of the earth and birds of the sky.
Acts 11 : 7 (NLV)
I heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, kill something and eat it.'
Acts 11 : 8 (NLV)
But I said, 'No, Lord! Nothing that is unclean has ever gone into my mouth.'
Acts 11 : 9 (NLV)
The voice from heaven said the second time, 'What God has made clean you must not say is unclean.'
Acts 11 : 10 (NLV)
This happened three times and then it was taken up again to heaven.
Acts 11 : 11 (NLV)
"Three men had already come to the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from the city of Caesarea.
Acts 11 : 12 (NLV)
The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not doubt about going. These six men also went with me to this man's house.
Acts 11 : 13 (NLV)
He told us how he had seen an angel in his own home. The angel had stood in front of him and said, 'Send men to Joppa to ask for Simon Peter.
Acts 11 : 14 (NLV)
He will tell you and all your family how you can be saved from the punishment of sin.'
Acts 11 : 15 (NLV)
"As I began to talk to them, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as He did on us at the beginning.
Acts 11 : 16 (NLV)
Then I remembered the Lord had said, 'John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Acts 11 : 17 (NLV)
If God gave to them the same gift He gave to us after we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I stand against God?"
Acts 11 : 18 (NLV)
When they heard these words, they said nothing more. They thanked God, saying, "Then God has given life also to the people who are not Jews. They have this new life by being sorry for their sins and turning from them."
Acts 11 : 19 (NLV)
Those who went different places because of the trouble that started over Stephen had gone as far as the cities of Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch. They had preached the Word, but only to the Jews.
Acts 11 : 20 (NLV)
Some of the men from Cyprus and Cyrene returned to Antioch. They preached the Good News of Jesus Christ to the Greek people there.
Acts 11 : 21 (NLV)
The Lord gave them power. Many people put their trust in the Lord and turned to Him.
Acts 11 : 22 (NLV)
The news of this came to the church in Jerusalem. They sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Acts 11 : 23 (NLV)
When he got there and saw how good God had been to them, he was full of joy. He told them to be true and faithful to the Lord.
Acts 11 : 24 (NLV)
Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people became followers of the Lord.
Acts 11 : 25 (NLV)
From there Barnabas went on to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul.
Acts 11 : 26 (NLV)
When he found Saul, he brought him back with him to Antioch. For a year they taught many people in the church. The followers were first called Christians in Antioch.
Acts 11 : 27 (NLV)
At that time some men who preached God's Word came to Antioch and told what was going to happen. They were from Jerusalem.
Acts 11 : 28 (NLV)
One of them was Agabus. The Holy Spirit told him to stand up and speak. He told them there would be very little food to eat over all the world. This happened when Claudius was leader of the country.
Acts 11 : 29 (NLV)
The Christians agreed that each one should give what money he could to help the Christians living in Judea.
Acts 11 : 30 (NLV)
They did this and sent it to the church leaders with Barnabas and Saul.
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