Apostelgeschichte 11
Hoffnung für Alle
Petrus rechtfertigt die Taufe von Nichtjuden
11 Bald darauf erfuhren die Apostel und die Gläubigen überall in Judäa, dass nun auch Nichtjuden Gottes Botschaft angenommen hatten.
2 Als Petrus nach Jerusalem zurückkehrte, warfen ihm die Gemeindeglieder dort vor: 3 »Du hast das Haus von Nichtjuden betreten und sogar mit ihnen gegessen!« 4 Nun berichtete ihnen Petrus der Reihe nach, was geschehen war:
5 »Während ich in der Stadt Joppe war, zeigte mir Gott während des Gebets eine Vision: Ich sah etwas wie ein großes Leinentuch. Es wurde an seinen vier Ecken zusammengehalten und so vom Himmel auf die Erde heruntergelassen. 6 Als ich genau hinsah, entdeckte ich darin die unterschiedlichsten Arten von vierfüßigen und wilden Tieren, von Kriechtieren und Vögeln. 7 Ich hörte eine Stimme, die mich aufforderte: ›Petrus, steh auf, schlachte diese Tiere und iss davon!‹ 8 ›Niemals, Herr‹, widersprach ich. ›Noch nie in meinem Leben habe ich etwas gegessen, was in Moses Gesetz als unrein bezeichnet wird und verboten ist.‹ 9 Aber die Stimme vom Himmel sprach noch einmal: ›Wenn Gott etwas für rein erklärt hat, dann nenne du es nicht unrein.‹
10 Dreimal wiederholte sich dieser Vorgang. Dann wurde das Tuch mit den Tieren darin wieder in den Himmel gehoben. 11 Genau in diesem Augenblick standen drei Männer vor dem Haus, in dem ich mich befand. Sie kamen aus Cäsarea und waren zu mir geschickt worden. 12 Der Heilige Geist forderte mich auf, ich solle ohne Bedenken mit den Männern gehen, und diese sechs Brüder hier begleiteten mich. Bald trafen wir im Haus des Mannes ein, der die Boten geschickt hatte. 13 Er erzählte, dass ihm in seinem Haus ein Engel erschienen war. Der hatte plötzlich vor ihm gestanden und befohlen: ›Schick Boten nach Joppe und lass Simon Petrus holen. 14 Was er dir zu sagen hat, wird dir und allen, die zu dir gehören, Rettung bringen.‹ 15 Ich war noch gar nicht lange bei ihnen und hatte gerade zu reden angefangen, da kam der Heilige Geist auf sie, genauso wie es bei uns am Pfingsttag gewesen war.
16 In diesem Augenblick fiel mir ein, was uns der Herr einmal gesagt hatte: ›Johannes hat mit Wasser getauft, ihr aber werdet mit dem Heiligen Geist getauft werden.‹ 17 Gott schenkte diesen Nichtjuden dieselbe Gabe wie vorher uns, als wir begannen, an den Herrn Jesus Christus zu glauben. Wer bin ich, dass ich Gott daran hätte hindern können?«
18 Diese Worte überzeugten sie. Sie lobten Gott und sagten: »Gott hat nun also auch den Nichtjuden den Weg zur Umkehr eröffnet, den einzigen Weg, der zum Leben führt.«
Gründung der Gemeinde in Antiochia
19 Fast alle Gläubigen waren wegen der beginnenden Verfolgung nach dem Tod von Stephanus aus Jerusalem geflohen und hatten sich über Judäa und Samarien zerstreut. Manche kamen sogar bis nach Phönizien, Zypern und Antiochia. Sie erzählten aber nur den Juden von Jesus. 20 Lediglich ein paar von ihnen – Männer aus Zypern und Kyrene, die jetzt in Antiochia lebten – verkündeten auch den Nichtjuden die rettende Botschaft von Jesus, dem Herrn. 21 Der Herr wirkte mächtig durch sie, und so wandten sich ihm viele Menschen zu und glaubten an ihn.
22 Als die Gemeinde in Jerusalem davon erfuhr, schickte sie Barnabas nach Antiochia. 23 Der kam in die Stadt und erkannte voller Freude, was Gott in seiner Gnade getan hatte. Barnabas ermutigte die Gläubigen, fest und entschlossen in ihrem Glauben an den Herrn zu bleiben. 24 Er war ein vorbildlicher Mann, erfüllt vom Heiligen Geist und stark im Glauben. So begannen damals viele Menschen Jesus, dem Herrn, zu vertrauen.
25 Von Antiochia reiste Barnabas nach Tarsus, um Saulus aufzusuchen. 26 Er traf ihn und nahm ihn dann mit nach Antiochia zurück. Dort blieben die beiden ein ganzes Jahr lang in der Gemeinde, um viele Menschen im Glauben zu unterweisen. In Antiochia wurden die Jünger zum ersten Mal »Christen« genannt.
27 Zu dieser Zeit kamen Propheten aus Jerusalem nach Antiochia. 28 Während des Gottesdienstes sagte einer von ihnen – er hieß Agabus – eine große Hungersnot voraus. Sie würde sich über das gesamte Reich erstrecken. So hatte es ihm der Heilige Geist gezeigt. Tatsächlich trat diese Hungersnot wenige Jahre später noch während der Regierungszeit von Kaiser Klaudius ein.[a] 29 Deshalb beschloss die Gemeinde in Antiochia, ihren Brüdern und Schwestern in Judäa zu helfen. Jeder in der Gemeinde sollte so viel geben, wie er konnte, 30 und das Geld wurde dann von Barnabas und Saulus den Leitern der Gemeinde in Jerusalem überbracht.
Footnotes
- 11,28 Klaudius regierte 41–54 n.Chr.
Công Vụ 11
New Vietnamese Bible
Phê-rơ Trở Về Với Hội Thánh Giê-ru-sa-lem
11 Các sứ đồ và anh em tín hữu khắp xứ Giu-đê nghe tin người ngoại quốc cũng đã tiếp nhận Đạo Đức Chúa Trời. 2 Khi Phê-rơ lên Giê-ru-sa-lem, các tín hữu đã chịu cắt bì chỉ trích ông rằng: 3 “Ông vào thăm nhà những kẻ không chịu cắt bì và ăn với họ!”
4 Phê-rơ tường thuật thứ tự mọi việc diễn biến cho họ nghe: 5 “Hôm ấy, tôi ở thành phố Giốp-bê, đang cầu nguyện thì trong một cơn xuất thần, tôi được thấy khải tượng. Có vật gì giống như tấm khăn lớn, buộc bốn góc, từ trời hạ xuống tận nơi tôi. 6 Nhìn vào, tôi nhận thấy đủ các loài vật bốn chân, loài dã thú, loài bò sát và loài chim trời. 7 Tôi nghe một tiếng nói bảo tôi: ‘Phê-rơ, con hãy đứng dậy, làm thịt mà ăn!’
8 Tôi thưa: ‘Lạy Chúa, không được đâu! Vì con chẳng bao giờ ăn món gì ô uế hoặc không tinh sạch!’ 9 Tiếng từ trời lại bảo tôi lần thứ nhì: ‘Đừng coi những vật Đức Chúa Trời đã thanh tẩy là ô uế!’ 10 Việc đó lập lại ba lần, rồi tất cả được thu lên trời.
11 Ngay lúc ấy có ba người mà người ta phái từ Sê-sa-rê đến mời tôi, đến đứng trước cửa nhà. 12 Đức Thánh Linh bảo tôi đi với họ, đừng nghi ngại gì. Có sáu anh em này cùng đi với tôi và chúng tôi vào nhà người ấy.
13 Ông ta thuật cho chúng tôi rằng ông đã thấy một thiên sứ xuất hiện tại nhà mình mà bảo: ‘Hãy sai người đến Giốp-bê tìm Si-môn gọi là Phê-rơ. 14 Người ấy sẽ bảo cho ông biết lời Chúa; nhờ đó ông và cả nhà ông sẽ được cứu.’
15 Tôi vừa bắt đầu nói thì Đức Thánh Linh đã giáng xuống trên họ cũng như trên chúng ta lúc ban đầu. 16 Tôi nhớ lại lời Chúa dạy: ‘Giăng đã làm phép báp-tem bằng nước nhưng các con sẽ được báp-tem bằng Đức Thánh Linh?’ 17 Nếu Đức Chúa Trời đã ban cho họ ân tứ giống hệt như ân tứ Ngài đã ban cho chúng ta ngày trước, khi chúng ta tin nhận Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-su, thì tôi là ai mà dám ngăn trở Đức Chúa Trời?” 18 Nghe vậy, họ thôi chỉ trích Phê-rơ và ca ngợi Đức Chúa Trời rằng: “Thế là Đức Chúa Trời cũng đã ban cho các dân tộc ngoại quốc lòng ăn năn để được sống!”
Hội Thánh Tại An-ti-ốt
19 Các tín hữu phải di tản trong cuộc bắt bớ do vụ Ê-tiên đi qua xứ Phê-ni-xi, đảo Síp và An-ti-ốt, nhưng chỉ truyền giáo cho người Do Thái mà thôi. 20 Tuy nhiên, vài người trong số ấy, gốc ở Síp và Sy-ren đến An-ti-ốt và bắt đầu truyền giảng Phúc Âm về Chúa Giê-su cho người ngoại quốc.
21 Quyền năng Chúa ở cùng họ nên một số đông người tin nhận và quay về với Chúa.
22 Hội Thánh tại Giê-ru-sa-lem nghe tin, liền phái Ba-na-ba đến An-ti-ốt. 23 Đến nơi được chứng kiến ân sủng của Đức Chúa Trời, ông vui mừng, khích lệ tất cả anh em quyết tâm kiên trì theo Chúa, 24 vì Ba-na-ba là người tốt, đầy dẫy Thánh Linh và đức tin. Số người tin Chúa lại gia tăng rất nhiều. 25 Ba-na-ba đi Tạc-sơ tìm Sau-lơ. 26 Tìm được rồi, ông đưa Sau-lơ về An-ti-ốt. Suốt một năm, Ba-na-ba và Sau-lơ nhóm họp với Hội Thánh và giảng dạy cho nhiều người. Tại An-ti-ốt, lần đầu tiên, các tín hữu được gọi là Cơ-đốc nhân.
27 Trong thời gian ấy, có vài nhà tiên tri từ Giê-ru-sa-lem đến An-ti-ốt. 28 Một người tên A-ga-bút đứng dậy và cậy quyền năng Thánh Linh báo trước rằng sẽ có nạn đói lớn xảy ra khắp nơi có cư dân (Nạn đói này xảy ra dưới triều Cơ-lốt). 29 Các môn đệ Chúa quyết định mỗi người sẽ tùy khả năng gửi quà cứu trợ các anh em tín hữu tại Giu-đê. 30 Họ thực thi công cuộc cứu tế, nhờ Ba-na-ba và Sau-lơ chuyển giao tặng phẩm cho các trưởng lão.
Acts 11
King James Version
11 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also 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, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 11
New King James Version
Peter Defends God’s Grace
11 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, (A)those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, (B)“You went in to uncircumcised men (C)and ate with them!”
4 But Peter explained it to them (D)in order from the beginning, saying: 5 (E)“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. 6 When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’ 10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. 11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. 12 Then (F)the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover (G)these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 (H)And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, 14 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’ 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, (I)as upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, (J)‘John indeed baptized with water, but (K)you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 (L)If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, (M)who was I that I could withstand God?”
18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, (N)“Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”
Barnabas and Saul at Antioch
19 (O)Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. 20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to (P)the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And (Q)the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and (R)turned to the Lord.
22 Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out (S)Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. 23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and (T)encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. 24 For he was a good man, (U)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. (V)And a great many people were added to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas departed for (W)Tarsus to seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Relief to Judea
27 And in these days (X)prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 Then one of them, named (Y)Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of (Z)Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send (AA)relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. 30 (AB)This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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