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. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, (A)those of the circumcision contended with him, saying, (B)“You went in to uncircumcised men (C)and ate with them!”

But Peter explained it to them (D)in order from the beginning, saying: (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. When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ 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.”

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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. 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, saying legō, “ You went eiserchomai to pros a house of echō uncircumcised akrobystia men anēr and kai ate synesthiō with them autos.” But de Peter Petros began archō and explained ektithēmi to them autos in an orderly kathexēs fashion , saying legō, 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. I looked katanoeō into eis it hos closely atenizō and kai I saw · ho four-footed tetrapous animals of the ho earth , · kai · ho wild thērion animals , · kai · ho reptiles herpeton, and kai · ho birds peteinon of the ho air ouranos. 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!’ 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.’ 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 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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