Acts 11:1-18
Lexham English Bible
Peter’s Explanation to the Church in Jerusalem
11 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word[a] of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision took issue with him, 3 saying, “You went to men who were uncircumcised[b] and ate with them!” 4 But Peter began and[c] explained it[d] to them in an orderly sequence, saying, 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision—an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me. 6 As I[e] looked intently into it, I was considering it,[f] and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals and the reptiles and the birds of the sky. 7 And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!’ 8 But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!’ 9 But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, ‘The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!’ 10 And this happened three times, and everything was pulled up into heaven again. 11 And behold, at once three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea approached the house in which we were staying.[g] 12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them, not hesitating at all. So these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the man’s house. 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter, 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ 15 And as I was beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning. 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.’[h] 17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we[i] believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?” 18 And when they[j] heard these things, they became silent[k] and praised God, saying, “Then God has granted the repentance leading to life to the Gentiles also!”
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- Acts 11:1 Or “message”
- Acts 11:3 Literally “who had uncircumcision
- Acts 11:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“began”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 11:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 11:6 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“looked intently”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 11:6 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 11:11 *Here the word “staying” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Acts 11:16 An allusion to Acts 1:5
- Acts 11:17 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“believed”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 11:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 11:18 Here the aorist verb is translated as ingressive (“became silent”)
Acts 11:1-18
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
11 Now de the ho apostles apostolos and kai the ho brothers adelphos who ho were eimi throughout kata · ho Judea Ioudaia heard akouō that hoti the ho Gentiles ethnos too kai had accepted dechomai the ho word logos of ho God theos. 2 So de when hote Peter Petros went up anabainō to eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm, they ho who were of ek the circumcision peritomē took diakrinō issue with pros him autos, 3 saying legō, “ You went eiserchomai to pros a house of echō uncircumcised akrobystia men anēr and kai ate synesthiō with them autos.” 4 But de Peter Petros began archō and explained ektithēmi to them autos in an orderly kathexēs fashion , saying legō, 5 “ I egō was eimi in en the city polis of Joppa Ioppē, praying proseuchomai, and kai in en a trance ekstasis I saw a vision horama, an tis object skeuos descending katabainō, like hōs a great megas sheet othonē being let down kathiēmi by its four tessares corners archē from ek · ho heaven ouranos, and kai it came erchomai close achri to me egō. 6 I looked katanoeō into eis it hos closely atenizō and kai I saw · ho four-footed tetrapous animals of the ho earth gē, · kai · ho wild thērion animals , · kai · ho reptiles herpeton, and kai · ho birds peteinon of the ho air ouranos. 7 I also kai heard akouō · de a voice phōnē saying legō to me egō, ‘ Get anistēmi up , Peter Petros; slaughter thuō and kai eat esthiō!’ 8 But de I said legō, ‘ By mēdamōs no means , Lord kyrios; for hoti nothing oudepote common koinos or ē unclean akathartos has ever entered eiserchomai into eis · ho my egō mouth stoma.’ 9 But de the voice phōnē replied apokrinomai a second time ek from ek · ho heaven ouranos, ‘ What hos · ho God theos has made clean katharizō, you sy must not mē consider common koinoō.’ 10 This houtos · de happened ginomai three times epi, and kai again palin everything hapas was drawn anaspaō up into eis · ho heaven ouranos. 11 And kai behold idou, at that very moment exautēs three treis men anēr arrived ephistēmi at epi the ho house oikia, in en which hos we were eimi, sent apostellō from apo Caesarea Kaisareia to pros me egō. 12 And de the ho Spirit pneuma told legō me egō to go synerchomai with them autos without mēdeis hesitating diakrinō. And de with syn me egō went erchomai also kai · ho these houtos six hex brothers adelphos, and kai we went eiserchomai into eis the ho house oikos of the ho man anēr. 13 And de he told apangellō us hēmeis how pōs he had seen the ho angel angelos standing histēmi in en · ho his autos house oikos and kai saying legō, ‘ Send apostellō to eis Joppa Ioppē and kai summon metapempō Simon Simōn, who ho is called epikaleō Peter Petros, 14 who hos will speak laleō words rhēma to pros you sy by en which hos you sy and kai your sy entire pas household oikos will be saved sōzō.’ · ho 15 And de as en I egō began archō to speak laleō, the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma fell epipiptō · ho upon epi them autos just kai as hōsper he did upon epi us hēmeis at en the beginning archē. 16 And de I remembered mimnēskomai the ho word rhēma of the ho Lord kyrios, how hōs he said legō, ‘ John Iōannēs indeed men baptized baptizō with water hydōr, but de you hymeis will be baptized baptizō with en the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma.’ 17 If ei then oun God theos gave didōmi the ho same isos gift dōrea to them autos · ho as hōs · kai he gave to us hēmeis when we believed pisteuō in epi the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, who tis was eimi I egō to be able dynatos to stand kōlyō in God’ s theos way ?” · ho 18 When they heard akouō · de these houtos things , they fell silent hēsychazō, and kai they glorified doxazō · ho God theos, saying legō, “ So ara then even kai to the ho Gentiles ethnos · ho God theos has granted didōmi · ho repentance metanoia that leads to eis life zōē.”
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