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Peter
Reports at Jerusalem |
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Acts 11:1
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Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout
Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. |
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Acts 11:2
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And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who
were circumcised took issue with him, |
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Acts 11:3
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saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate
with them." |
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Acts 11:4
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But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain
to them in orderly sequence, saying, |
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Acts 11:5
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"I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in
a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four
corners from the sky; and it came right down to me, |
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Acts 11:6
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and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing
it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling
creatures and the birds of the air. |
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Acts 11:7
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"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up,
Peter; kill and eat.' |
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Acts 11:8
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"But I said, 'By no means, Lord, for nothing
unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' |
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Acts 11:9
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"But a voice from heaven answered a second time,
'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.' |
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Acts 11:10
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"This happened three times, and everything was
drawn back up into the sky. |
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Acts 11:11
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"And behold, at that moment three men appeared
at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea. |
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Acts 11:12
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"The Spirit told me to go with them without
misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man's house.
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Acts 11:13
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"And he reported to us how he had seen the angel
standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also
called Peter, brought here; |
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Acts 11:14
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and he will speak words to you by which you
will be saved, you and all your household.' |
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Acts 11:15
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"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell
upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. |
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Acts 11:16
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"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how
He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will
be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' |
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Acts 11:17
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"Therefore if God gave to them the same gift
as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that
I could stand in God's way?" |
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Acts 11:18
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When they heard this, they quieted down and
glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance
that leads to life." |
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The Church at Antioch |
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Acts 11:19
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So then those who were scattered because of
the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia
and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. |
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Acts 11:20
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But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and
Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the
Lord Jesus. |
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Acts 11:21
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and
a large number who believed turned to the Lord. |
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Acts 11:22
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The news about them reached the ears of the
church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch. |
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Acts 11:23
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Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace
of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain
true to the Lord; |
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Acts 11:24
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for he was a good man, and full of the Holy
Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord. |
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Acts 11:25
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And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul; |
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Acts 11:26
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and when he had found him, he brought him to
Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable
numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
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Acts 11:27
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Now at this time some prophets came down from
Jerusalem to Antioch. |
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Acts 11:28
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One of them named Agabus stood up and began
to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over
the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius. |
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Acts 11:29
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And in the proportion that any of the disciples
had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the
brethren living in Judea. |
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Acts 11:30
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And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas
and Saul to the elders. |
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