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.
Apostlagärningarna 11
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Petrus rapport till församlingen i Jerusalem
11 Snart fick apostlarna och de andra troende i Judeen höra att också andra folk hade tagit emot Guds ord. 2 När Petrus kom till Jerusalem, började de omskurna kritisera honom: 3 ”Du har besökt oomskurna och ätit med dem!”
4 Då berättade Petrus för dem vad som hade hänt. Han sa: 5 ”När jag var i Joppe och bad, fick jag se en syn. Jag såg något som liknade en stor duk sänkas ner från himlen. Duken var upphängd i sina fyra hörn och kom ända ner till mig. 6 När jag undersökte den närmare, fick jag se att där var markens fyrfotadjur, såväl vilda som tama, kräldjur och himlens fåglar. 7 Och jag hörde en röst säga: ’Petrus, res dig upp, slakta och ät!’
8 Men jag svarade: ’Nej aldrig, Herre! Jag har aldrig ätit något som är oheligt eller orent.’
9 Men rösten från himlen hördes en andra gång: ’Om Gud har gjort något rent, ska du inte behandla det som orent.’
10 Detta hände tre gånger och sedan drogs alltihop upp till himlen igen. 11 I samma stund kom tre män till huset där vi var. De hade skickats från Caesarea för att hämta mig 12 och Anden sa till mig att följa med dem utan att tveka. De här sex männen följde också med mig och vi kom hem till den där mannen.
13 Mannen talade om för oss att en ängel hade visat sig för honom i hans hus och sagt till honom: ’Skicka bud till Joppe och låt hämta Simon som kallas Petrus, 14 för han har något att berätta som kan rädda både dig och alla i ditt hus.’
15 När jag började tala, kom den heliga Anden över dem precis som över oss den första tiden. 16 Då mindes jag att Herren hade sagt: ’Johannes döpte er i vatten, men ni ska bli döpta i den heliga Anden.’ 17 Så om nu Gud gav dessa samma gåva som han gav till oss, hur skulle jag då kunna sätta mig upp mot Gud?”
18 När de andra hörde detta blev de lugna och hyllade Gud och sa: ”Tänk att Gud också har gett andra folk möjligheten att vända om och få liv!”
Församlingen i Antiochia
19 De som hade skingrats under den förföljelse som startade med Stefanos hade nu kommit ända till Fenikien, Cypern och Antiochia. De predikade ordet bara för judarna. 20 Men några av dem som var från Cypern och Kyrene reste till Antiochia och där talade de också till icke-judar och berättade evangeliet om Herren Jesus. 21 Och Herren var med dem och gav dem kraft, så att ett stort antal människor kom till tro och vände om till Herren.
22 Ryktet om detta nådde församlingen i Jerusalem som genast skickade dit Barnabas. 23 När han kom fram och fick se vad Gud i sin nåd hade gjort, blev han glad och uppmanade dem alla att av hela hjärtat hålla sig till Herren. 24 Barnabas var en god man, fylld av den heliga Anden och tro. En mängd folk fördes till Herren.
25 Efter detta reste Barnabas vidare till Tarsos för att söka upp Saul 26 och när han hittat honom, tog han honom med sig till Antiochia. Där stannade de sedan tillsammans i församlingen under ett helt år och undervisade ett stort antal människor. Det var i Antiochia som lärjungarna första gången kallades kristna.
27 Under den här tiden kom några profeter från Jerusalem till Antiochia. 28 En av dem som hette Agabos reste sig och förutsade genom Anden att en svår hungersnöd skulle drabba hela världen – den inträffade sedan under kejsar Claudius. 29 Lärjungarna beslöt att skicka understöd till de troende i Judeen, var och en så mycket han hade råd med. 30 De gjorde så och skickade sin gåva med Barnabas och Saul till församlingsledarna.
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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