Berean Study Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

1Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

2And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

3and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

3saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."

4But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

4But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

5"I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me,

6I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

6and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air.

7Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’

7"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'

8‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

8"But I said, 'By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

9But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

9"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'

10This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

10"This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.

11Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

11"And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

12"The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man's house.

13He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

13"And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;

14He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

14and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.'

15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.

15"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

16"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

17"Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"

18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

18When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life."

19Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

19So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

21And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

22When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

22The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch.

23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

23Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

24for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

25And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul;

26and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

27In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

27Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

28One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

29And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.

30This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

30And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

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