Hechos 11
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Informe de Pedro a la iglesia de Jerusalén
11 Los apóstoles y los fieles de origen judío se enteraron de que los no judíos habían recibido también el mensaje de Dios. 2 Así que, cuando Pedro subió a Jerusalén, les faltó tiempo a los partidarios de la circuncisión para echarle en cara en tono acusador:
3 — ¡Has entrado en casa de incircuncisos y hasta has comido con ellos!
4 Pedro comenzó entonces a relatarles detalladamente y desde el principio lo ocurrido.
5 — Estaba yo orando en Jope —les dijo— cuando caí en éxtasis y tuve una visión. Vi algo así como un enorme mantel que descendía del cielo colgado de sus cuatro puntas y que llegaba hasta mí. 6 Al mirarlo con detenimiento, comprobé que contenía cuadrúpedos, fieras, reptiles y aves. 7 En esto oí una voz que me decía: “¡Anda, Pedro, mata y come!”. 8 “¡De ninguna manera, Señor —respondí—, pues jamás entró en mi boca nada profano o impuro!”. 9 La voz replicó por segunda vez desde el cielo: “No consideres tú profano lo que Dios ha purificado”. 10 Esto ocurrió por tres veces, y después todo volvió al cielo. 11 En ese mismo momento llegaron tres hombres a la casa donde me encontraba. Venían a buscarme desde Cesarea, 12 y el Espíritu me había dicho que los acompañara sin ningún reparo.
Mis seis acompañantes, aquí presentes, entraron conmigo en casa de aquel hombre, 13 que nos refirió cómo en su propia casa se le había aparecido un ángel para decirle: “Envía a alguien a Jope y haz venir a Simón, a quien también se conoce como Pedro. 14 Él te hablará de algo que puede ser tu salvación y la de tu familia”. 15 Apenas comencé a hablarles, descendió sobre ellos el Espíritu Santo, como lo hizo sobre nosotros al principio. 16 Recordé entonces que el Señor había dicho: “Juan bautizaba con agua, pero ustedes serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo”. 17 Por consiguiente, si Dios les concedió el mismo don que a nosotros que hemos creído en Jesucristo el Señor, ¿quién era yo para oponerme a Dios?
18 Estas razones hicieron callar a los oyentes, que alabaron a Dios y comentaron:
— ¡Así que Dios ha concedido también a los no judíos la oportunidad de convertirse para alcanzar la vida eterna!
La iglesia de Antioquía
19 Los creyentes que se habían dispersado a raíz de la persecución desencadenada en el caso de Esteban, llegaron hasta Fenicia, Chipre y Antioquía, anunciando el mensaje únicamente a los judíos. 20 Pero algunos creyentes de Chipre y Cirene viajaron a Antioquía y anunciaron también a los griegos la buena nueva de Jesús, el Señor. 21 El Señor estaba con ellos, y un buen número de personas abrazaron la fe y se convirtieron al Señor. 22 Cuando esta noticia llegó a oídos de la iglesia de Jerusalén, enviaron a Bernabé a Antioquía. 23 Al llegar este y ver el resultado de la gracia de Dios, se llenó de alegría, y animaba a todos a permanecer en constante fidelidad al Señor. 24 No en vano Bernabé era hombre cabal, de fe acendrada y lleno del Espíritu Santo. Y fueron muchos los que allí se unieron al Señor.
25 Bernabé marchó después a Tarso en busca de Saulo. 26 Cuando lo encontró, lo llevó consigo a Antioquía. Y a lo largo de todo un año trabajaron los dos juntos en aquella iglesia, instruyendo en la fe a un buen número de personas. Fue precisamente en Antioquía donde por primera vez se llamó “cristianos” a los discípulos [de Jesús]. 27 Por aquellos días llegaron a Antioquía unos hermanos de Jerusalén que tenían el don de profecía. 28 Uno de ellos llamado Agabo, impulsado por el Espíritu, anunció que iba a sobrevenir una gran escasez en el mundo entero (la cual, en efecto, tuvo lugar durante el reinado de Claudio). 29 Decidieron, pues, los fieles, conforme a las posibilidades de cada uno, enviar ayuda para atender a las necesidades de los hermanos residentes en Judea. 30 Y así lo hicieron, y remitieron dicha ayuda a los dirigentes por conducto de Bernabé y Saulo.
Atti 11
La Nuova Diodati
11 Or gli apostoli e i fratelli che erano in Giudea vennero a sapere che anche i gentili avevano ricevuto la parola di Dio.
2 E, quando Pietro salí a Gerusalemme, quelli che erano circoncisi contendevano con lui
3 dicendo: «Tu sei entrato in casa di uomini incirconcisi e hai mangiato con loro!».
4 Ma Pietro cominciando dall'inizio, spiegò loro per ordine come si erano svolti i fatti dicendo:
5 «Io stavo pregando nella città di Ioppe, quando fui rapito in estasi ed ebbi una visione: un oggetto, simile a un gran lenzuolo tenuto per i quattro capi, scendeva come se fosse calato giú dal cielo e giunse fino a me.
6 Guardandovi attentamente dentro scorsi e vidi quadrupedi, fiere, rettili della terra e uccelli del cielo.
7 E udii una voce che mi diceva: "Pietro, alzati, ammazza e mangia".
8 Ma io dissi: "Niente affatto, Signore, poiché non mi è mai entrato in bocca nulla di impuro o di contaminato".
9 Ma la voce mi rispose per la seconda volta dal cielo: "Le cose che Dio ha purificato, non farle tu impure".
10 E ciò accadde per tre volte, poi ogni cosa fu di nuovo ritirata in cielo.
11 In quello stesso momento tre uomini, mandati a me da Cesarea, si presentarono alla casa dove mi trovavo.
12 E lo Spirito mi disse di andare con loro, senza avere alcuna esitazione. Or con me vennero anche questi sei fratelli, e cosí entrammo nella casa di quell'uomo.
13 Egli ci raccontò come aveva visto presentarsi un angelo in casa sua e dirgli: "Manda degli uomini a Ioppe e fa' chiamare Simone, soprannominato Pietro.
14 Egli ti dirà parole, per mezzo delle quali sarai salvato tu e tutta la tua casa".
15 Avevo appena cominciato a parlare quando lo Spirito Santo discese su di loro, come era sceso al principio su di noi.
16 Mi ricordai allora della parola del Signore che diceva: "Giovanni ha battezzato con acqua, ma voi sarete battezzati con lo Spirito Santo".
17 Se dunque Dio ha dato loro lo stesso dono che abbiamo ricevuto noi, che abbiamo creduto nel Signore Gesú Cristo, chi ero io da potermi opporre a Dio?».
18 Udite queste cose, essi si calmarono e glorificavano Dio, dicendo: «Dio dunque ha concesso il ravvedimento anche ai gentili per ottenere la vita!».
19 Or coloro che erano stati dispersi a motivo della persecuzione iniziata con Stefano, arrivarono fino alla Fenicia, a Cipro e ad Antiochia, annunziando la parola a nessun altro, se non ai soli Giudei.
20 Or alcuni di loro originari di Cipro e di Cirene, arrivati ad Antiochia, iniziarono a parlare ai Greci, annunziando il Signore Gesú.
21 E la mano del Signore era con loro; e un gran numero credette e si convertí al Signore.
22 La notizia di questo pervenne agli orecchi della chiesa che era in Gerusalemme; ed essi inviarono Barnaba, perché andasse fino ad Antiochia.
23 Quando egli giunse, vista la grazia di Dio, si rallegrò e esortava tutti a rimanere fedeli al Signore con fermo proponimento di cuore,
24 perché egli era un uomo dabbene, pieno di Spirito Santo e di fede. E un gran numero di persone fu aggiunto al Signore.
25 Poi Barnaba partí per andare a Tarso in cerca di Saulo e, trovatolo, lo condusse ad Antiochia.
26 E per un anno intero essi si radunarono con la chiesa e ammaestrarono un gran numero di gente; e, per la prima volta ad Antiochia, i discepoli furono chiamati Cristiani.
27 In quei giorni, alcuni profeti scesero da Gerusalemme ad Antiochia.
28 E uno di loro, di nome Agabo, si alzò e per lo Spirito predisse che ci sarebbe stata una grande carestia in tutto il mondo; e questa avvenne poi sotto Claudio Cesare.
29 Allora i discepoli, ciascuno secondo le proprie possibilità, decisero di mandare una sovvenzione ai fratelli che abitavano in Giudea.
30 E questo essi fecero, inviandola agli anziani per mezzo di Barnaba e di Saulo.
Acts 11
New International Version
Peter Explains His Actions
11 The apostles and the believers(A) throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.(B) 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers(C) criticized him 3 and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”(D)
4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision.(E) I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
8 “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
9 “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’(F) 10 This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea(G) stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told(H) me to have no hesitation about going with them.(I) These six brothers(J) also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel(K) appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message(L) through which you and all your household(M) will be saved.’
15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on(N) them as he had come on us at the beginning.(O) 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water,(P) but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’(Q) 17 So if God gave them the same gift(R) he gave us(S) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”(T)
The Church in Antioch
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed(U) traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch,(V) spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus(W) and Cyrene,(X) went to Antioch(Y) and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news(Z) about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them,(AA) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.(AB)
22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas(AC) to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(AD) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(AE) 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(AF) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(AG)
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus(AH) to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples(AI) were called Christians first(AJ) at Antioch.
27 During this time some prophets(AK) came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus,(AL) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.(AM) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)(AN) 29 The disciples,(AO) as each one was able, decided to provide help(AP) for the brothers and sisters(AQ) living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders(AR) by Barnabas(AS) and Saul.(AT)
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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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