The Koine Bible

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that even the Gentiles had received the word of God.

Now when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those from the circumcision were disputing with him.

Saying that you entered to men who have uncircumcision and ate with them.

But Peter began and explained to them in order, saying:

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision: a certain vessel coming down, like a large sheet tied at the four corners, being lowered from heaven, and it came near to me.

Into which, having looked intently, I understood and saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.

And I also heard a voice saying to me, Get up, Peter, kill and eat.

But I said, By no means, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

And a voice answered from heaven a second time: What God has cleansed, do not call common.

This happened three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

And behold, three men stood at the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

And the Spirit said to me to go with them without making a distinction. And these six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

He reported to us how he saw the angel standing in his house and saying, Send to Joppa and summon Simon who is called Peter,

who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.

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

But I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

If then God gave to them the same gift as to us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?

When they heard these things, they became silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance to the Gentiles for life.

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only.

And there were some of them men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who having come to Antioch spoke also to the Hellenists, proclaiming the Lord Jesus.

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

The word was heard by the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

Who, coming and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged all to remain with the purpose of heart to the Lord,

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

And he went out to Tarsus to seek Saul,

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for a whole year they met together in the church and taught a considerable crowd, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

Now in those days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

But one of them named Agabus stood up and through the Spirit indicated that a great famine was about to occur throughout the entire inhabited world, which happened during Claudius.

Now the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send aid to the brothers living in Judea.

Which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.