Chronological
Peter’s Report in Jerusalem
11 Now the apostles and (A)the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, [a](B)those who were circumcised took issue with him, 3 saying, “(C)You [b]went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began speaking [c]and proceeded to explain to them (D)in orderly sequence, saying, 5 “(E)I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw (F)a vision, [d]an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from heaven, and it came right down to me, 6 and when looking closely at it, I was observing it and saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the [e]sky. 7 And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise up, Peter; [f]slaughter and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing defiled or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘(G)What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.’ 10 And this happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven. 11 And behold, immediately three men appeared at the house in which we were, having been sent to me from (H)Caesarea. 12 (I)And the Spirit told me to go with them [g](J)without taking issue at all. (K)These six brothers also went with me and we entered the man’s house. 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel [h]standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter; 14 and he will speak (L)words to you by which you will be saved, you and (M)all your household.’ 15 And as I began to speak, (N)the Holy Spirit fell upon them just (O)as He did upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘(P)John baptized with water, but you will be baptized [i]with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 Therefore if (Q)God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, (R)who was I that I could prevent God’s way?” 18 And when they heard this, they [j]quieted down and (S)glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the (T)repentance that leads to life.”
The Church in Antioch
19 (U)So then those who were scattered because of the [k]persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way [l]to (V)Phoenicia and (W)Cyprus and (X)Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of (Y)Cyprus and (Z)Cyrene, who came to (AA)Antioch and began speaking to the [m](AB)Greeks also, (AC)proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus. 21 And (AD)the hand of the Lord was with them, and (AE)a large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 Now the [n]news about them [o]reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent (AF)Barnabas off [p]to (AG)Antioch, 23 who, when he arrived and saw (AH)the grace of God, rejoiced and began to encourage them all with a purposeful heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and (AI)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a (AJ)considerable crowd was [q]brought to the Lord. 25 And he left for (AK)Tarsus to search for Saul; 26 and when he found him, he brought him to (AL)Antioch. And it happened that for an entire year they [r]met with the church and taught a considerable crowd. And (AM)the disciples were first called (AN)Christians in (AO)Antioch.
27 Now in those days, (AP)some prophets came down from Jerusalem to (AQ)Antioch. 28 And one of them named (AR)Agabus stood up and indicated [s]by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine (AS)all over the [t]world. [u]And this took place in the reign of (AT)Claudius. 29 And as any of (AU)the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the service of (AV)the brothers living in Judea. 30 (AW)And this they did, sending it [v]in charge of (AX)Barnabas and Saul to the (AY)elders.
An Angel Frees Peter from Prison
12 Now about that time [w]Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them. 2 And he (AZ)had James the brother of John (BA)put to death with a sword. 3 And when he saw that it (BB)pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now [x]it was during (BC)the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four [y](BD)squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after (BE)the Passover to bring him out before the people. 5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
6 Now on [z]the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, (BF)bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. 7 And behold, (BG)an angel of the Lord suddenly (BH)appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Rise up quickly.” And (BI)his chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and [aa]put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your garment around yourself and follow me.” 9 And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking he was seeing (BJ)a vision. 10 And when they had passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which (BK)opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 11 When Peter (BL)came [ab]to himself, he said, “Now truly I know that (BM)the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all [ac]that the Jewish people were expecting.” 12 And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of (BN)John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and (BO)were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gate, (BP)a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 And when she recognized Peter’s voice, (BQ)because of her joy she did not open the gate. But she ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate. 15 And they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is (BR)his angel.” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door, they saw him and were astounded. 17 But (BS)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he recounted to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to (BT)James and (BU)the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.
18 Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what [ad]had become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they (BV)be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to (BW)Caesarea and was spending time there.
The Death of Herod
20 Now he was very angry with the people of (BX)Tyre and Sidon; and with one accord they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because (BY)their country was fed by the king’s country. 21 And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel and sitting on the judgment seat, began delivering an address to them. 22 And the assembly kept crying out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And immediately (BZ)an angel of the [ae]Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
24 But (CA)the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.
25 And (CB)Barnabas and (CC)Saul [af]returned [ag]to Jerusalem, (CD)fulfilling their ministry, taking along with them (CE)John, who was also called Mark.
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