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          DASV: Acts 11    

1 Now the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that
the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they who were
circumcised criticized him,
3 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
4 But Peter began to explain to them the way it happened,
saying,
5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying and in a trance I
saw a vision, a certain object descending, it was like a
large sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it
came to me.
6 I stared at it carefully observing four-footed animals
of the earth and wild animals and reptiles and birds of
the heaven.
7 Then I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter;
kill and eat.'
8 But I said, 'No way, Lord; for nothing defiled or unclean
has ever entered into my mouth.'
9 But the voice spoke a second time out of heaven, 'What God
has cleansed, you must not call profane.'
10 This happened three times then everything was drawn back
up to heaven.

11 At that moment three men stood in front of the house
where we were, having been sent to me from Caesarea.
12 The Spirit told me to go with them without any
discrimination. These six brothers also accompanied me
and we entered into the man's house.
13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his
house, saying, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, who is
called Peter.
14 He will speak to you words, whereby you will be saved,
you and your whole household.'
15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just
as it had on us at the beginning.
16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said,
'John indeed baptized with water; but you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.'
17 If then God gave to them the same gift he gave to us
when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I,
that I could hinder God?"

18 When they heard these things, they held their peace,
and glorified God, saying, "God has also granted repentance
that leads to life to the Gentiles."
19 Now those who were scattered abroad as a result of the
trouble that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia,

Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.
20 But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, after
coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks too, preaching the good
news of the Lord Jesus.
21 The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who
believed turned to the Lord.

22 When the report about this came to the ears of the church
at Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad and
encouraged all of them to remain faithful to the Lord with
steadfast hearts.
24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and
many people were brought to the Lord.
25 He went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For that
entire year they gathered with the church and taught many people.
The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

27 Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to
Antioch.
28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by
the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine over
all the world. This actually took place in the days of
Claudius.
29 The disciples, everyone according to his ability,
determined to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
30 They did this sending their support to the elders
by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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