Acts 11 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Peter Reports to the Church

1 Now the apostles and the brothers^[1] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. (Joh 21:23; Ac 11:29) 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party^[2] criticized him, saying, (Ac 10:45; Ro 4:12; Ga 2:12; Col 4:11; Tit 1:10)

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3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” (Lu 15:2; Ac 10:28; Ga 2:12; Ga 2:14)

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4 But Peter began and explained it to them in order: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. (Ac 10:9) 6 Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ 10 This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. (Ac 10:23; Ac 10:45; Ac 15:9) 13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ (Joh 4:53; Ac 10:2; Ac 10:22; Ac 16:15; Ac 16:31; Ac 18:8)

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15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. (Ac 2:4; Ac 10:44) 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ (Mt 3:11; Ac 1:5; Ac 19:2) 17 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” (Ac 2:38; Ac 5:39; Ac 10:43; Ac 10:47; Ro 9:20; Eph 1:13)

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18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” (Mt 8:11; Ac 5:31; Ac 10:34; Ac 13:47; Ac 21:20; 2Co 7:10)

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The Church in Antioch

19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. (Ac 8:1; Ac 8:4) 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists^[3] also, preaching the Lord Jesus. (Joh 7:35; Ac 5:42) 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. (Ps 80:17; Ps 89:21; Lu 1:66; Ac 9:35; Ac 13:11)

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22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, (Ac 4:33; Ac 13:43; Ac 14:26; Ac 15:40; Ac 20:24; Ac 20:32; Ro 5:15; 2Co 6:1; Eph 3:2; Eph 3:7; Col 1:6; 2Ti 3:10; Tit 2:11; Heb 12:15; 1Pe 5:12)

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24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. (Ac 5:14; Ac 6:5; Ac 11:26) 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, (Ac 9:30) 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (Ac 26:28; 1Pe 4:16) 27 Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. (Ac 13:1) 28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). (Mt 24:7; Ac 2:18; Ac 8:29; Ac 18:2; Ac 21:10)

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29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers^[4] living in Judea. (Ac 11:1; Ac 24:17; Ro 15:26) 30 And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. (Ac 12:25; Ac 14:23; Ac 15:2; Ac 15:4; Ac 15:6; Ac 16:4; Ac 20:17; Ac 21:18; 1Ti 5:17; 1Ti 5:19; Tit 1:5; Jas 5:14; 2Jo 1:1; 3Jo 1:1)

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الكتاب المقدس

بطرس يفسر عمله

1 وَسَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ وَالإِخْوَةُ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ أَنَّ غَيْرَ الْيَهُودِ أَيْضاً قَبِلُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، 2 فَمَا إِنْ عَادَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَتَّى جَادَلَهُ دُعَاةُ الْخِتَانِ، وَعَارَضُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: 3 «كَيْفَ دَخَلْتَ بَيْتَ رِجَالٍ غَيْرِ مَخْتُونِينَ، وَأَكَلْتَ مَعَهُمْ؟» 4 فَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ بُطْرُسُ مَا حَدَثَ عَلَى التَّوَالِي، وَقَالَ: 5 «كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي مَدِينَةِ يَافَا، فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَيَّ غَيْبُوبَةٌ، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي رُؤْيَا وِعَاءً يُشْبِهُ قِطْعَةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ الْقُمَاشِ مَرْبُوطَةً بِأَطْرَافِهَا الأَرْبَعَةِ، وَقَدْ تَدَلَّى إِلَيَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. 6 وَعِنْدَمَا تَأَمَّلْتُهُ مَلِيَّا وَجَدْتُ فِيهِ أَنْوَاعَ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الدَّابَّةِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَالْوُحُوشِ وَالزَّوَاحِفِ وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ جَمِيعاً، 7 وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً يَقُولُ لِي: يَا بُطْرُسُ، قُمِ اذْبَحْ وَكُلْ! 8 فَأَجَبْتُ: كَلا يَا رَبُّ، فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ فَمِي قَطُّ شَيْءٌ مُحَرَّمٌ أَوْ نَجِسٌ. 9 فَقَالَ لِي الصَّوْتُ السَّمَاوِيُّ أَيْضاً: مَا طَهَّرَهُ اللهُ لَا تَحْسَبْهُ أَنْتَ نَجِساً. 10 وَتَكَرَّرَ هَذَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ سُحِبَ الْوِعَاءُ بِمَا فِيهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ. 11 وَإذَا ثَلاثَةُ رِجَالٍ مُرْسَلُونَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ مُقِيماً فِيهِ، 12 فَأَمَرَنِي الرُّوحُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ مَعَهُمْ بِلا تَرَدُّدٍ، فَذَهَبْتُ، وَرَافَقَنِي هَؤُلاءِ الإِخْوَةُ السِّتَّةُ. وَعِنْدَ دُخُولِنَا بَيْتَ الرَّجُلِ، 13 أَخْبَرَنَا كَيْفَ رَأَى الْمَلاكَ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَاقِفاً وَقَائِلاً لَهُ: أَرْسِلْ رِجَالاً إِلَى يَافَا، وَاسْتَدْعِ سِمْعَانَ الْمُلَقَّبَ بُطْرُسَ، 14 وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُكَ كَلاماً بِهِ تَخْلُصُ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ جَمِيعاً. 15 وَلَمَّا ابْتَدَأْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ، حَلَّ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِمْ كَمَا حَلَّ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْبَدَايَةِ 16 فَتَذَكَّرْتُ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ لَنَا: إِنَّ يُوحَنَّا عَمَّدَ بِالْمَاءِ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَسَتَتَعَمَّدُونَ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ. 17 فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ قَدْ سَاوَاهُمْ بِنَا فَأَعْطَاهُمُ الْهِبَةَ الَّتِي أَعْطَانَا إِيَّاهَا، إِذْ آمَنَّا بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، فَمَنْ أَكُونُ أَنَا حَتَّى أُعِيقَ اللهَ؟» 18 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمُعَارِضُونَ هَذَا، سَكَتُوا، وَمَجَّدُوا اللهَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِذَنْ، قَدْ أَنْعَمَ اللهُ أَيْضاً عَلَى غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ بِالتَّوْبَةِ لِنَوَالِ الْحَيَاةِ».

كنيسة أنطاكية

19 أَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا بِسَبَبِ الاضْطِهَادِ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ اسْتِفَانُوسَ، فَمَرُّوا بِفِينِيقِيَةَ وَقُبْرُصَ وَأَنْطَاكِيَةَ، وَهُمْ لَا يُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ إِلّا الْيَهُودَ. 20 غَيْرَ أَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُمْ، وَهُمْ أَصْلاً مِنْ قُبْرُصَ وَالْقَيْرَوَانِ، وَصَلُوا أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، وَأَخَذُوا يُبَشِّرُونَ الْيُونَانِيِّينَ أَيْضاً بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ. 21 فَكَانَتْ يَدُ الرَّبِّ مَعَهُمْ، فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ وَاهْتَدَوْا إِلَى الرَّبِّ. 22 وَوَصَلَ خَبَرُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا بَرْنَابَا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ. 23 فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ وَرَأَى النِّعْمَةَ الَّتِي مَنَحَهَا اللهُ، امْتَلأَ فَرَحاً، وَحَثَّ الْجَمِيعَ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ فِي الرَّبِّ بِعَزْمِ الْقَلْبِ. 24 فَقَدْ كَانَ بَرْنَابَا رَجُلاً صَالِحاً مُمْتَلِئاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَالإِيمَانِ. وَانْضَمَّ إِلَى الرَّبِّ جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ. 25 وَتَوَجَّهَ بَرْنَابَا إِلَى طَرْسُوسَ يَبْحَثُ عَنْ شَاوُلَ. 26 وَلَمَّا وَجَدَهُ جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، فَكَانَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ مَعَ الْكَنِيسَةِ هُنَاكَ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَيُعَلِّمَانِ جَمْعاً كَبِيراً. وَفِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ أُطْلِقَ عَلَى تَلامِيذِ الرَّبِّ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ اسْمُ الْمَسِيحِيِّينَ. 27 وَفِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ جَاءَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ بَعْضُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، 28 وَبَيْنَهُمْ نَبِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ، تَنَبَّأَ بِوَحْيٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ أَنَّ مَجَاعَةً عَظِيمَةً سَتَحْدُثُ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا. وَقَدْ وَقَعَتْ هذِهِ الْمَجَاعَةُ فِعْلاً فِي عَهْدِ الْقَيْصَرِ كُلُودِيُوسَ. 29 لِذَلِكَ قَرَّرَ التَّلامِيذُ فِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَبَرَّعَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِمَا يَتَيَسَّرُ لَهُ، وَيُرْسِلُوا إِعَانَةً إِلى الإِخْوَةِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ. 30 فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ، وَأَرْسَلُوا الإِعَانَةَ إِلَى الشُّيُوخِ بِيَدِ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ.