Acts 11:1-18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

11 And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

³ Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them?

⁴ But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:

⁵ I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even unto me.

⁶ Into which looking, I considered, and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth, and beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air:

⁷ And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁸ And I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

⁹ And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.

¹⁰ And this was done three times: and all were taken up again into heaven.

¹¹ And behold, immediately there were three men come to the house wherein I was, sent to me from Caesarea.

¹² And the Spirit said to me, that I should go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brethren went with me also: and we entered into the man's house.

¹³ And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing, and saying to him: Send to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

¹⁴ Who shall speak to thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

¹⁵ And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning.

¹⁶ And I remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said: John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷ If then God gave them the same grace, as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that could withstand God?

¹⁸ Having heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.