'Now2the3apostles4and5the6brothers7who were9throughout10Judea12heard1that13the15Gentiles16also14had received17the18word19of God.21 So when1Peter4went up3to5Jerusalem,6the circumcision12[party]1011criticized7him,9saying, saying,1“You went3to4uncircumcised67men5and8ate with9them.”10 But2Peter3began1andexplained4itto them5in order:6 “I1was2in3the city4of Joppa5praying,6and7in9a trance10I saw8a vision,11something14like15a great17sheet16descending,12being let down20from21heaven23by [its] four18corners,19and24it came25downto26me.27 Looking3at1it2closely,3I observed4animals8and11beasts [of prey]13and14reptiles16and17birds19of the20air.21 And2I heard1a voice4saying5to me,6‘Rise,7Peter;8kill9and10eat.’11 But2I said,1‘By no means,3Lord;4for5nothing9common6or7unclean8has10ever9entered10my14mouth.’13 But2the voice3answered1a second time5from6heaven,8‘What9God11has made clean,12donot14call common.’15 This1happened3three times,5and6all9was drawn up7again8into10heaven.12 And1behold,2at that very moment3three4men5arrived6at7the8house9in10which11we were,12sent13to16me17from14Caesarea.15 And2the3Spirit4told1me5to go with6them,7making9no8distinction.9These18six16brothers17also14accompanied1012me,13and19we entered20the24man’s25house.23 And2he told1us3how4he had seen5the6angel7stand12in8his11house10and13say,14‘Send15to16Joppa17and18bring19Simon20who is called22Peter;23 he1will declare2to4you5a message3by6which7you will be saved,8you9and10all11your14household.’13 As13I5began4to speak,6the8Holy11Spirit9fell7on12them13just as14on16us17at18the beginning.19 And2I remembered1the3word4of the5Lord,6how7he said,8‘John9baptized11with water,12but14you13will be baptized15with16theHoly18Spirit.’17 If1then2God9gave6the3same4gift5to them7as10he gaveto us12when we believed13in14the15Lord16Jesus17Christ,18who20was21I19that Icould22stand in23God’s25way?”23 When2they heard1these things3they fell silent.4And5they glorified6God,8saying,9“Then10to the12Gentiles13also11God15has granted20repentance17that leadsto18life.”19 Now3those1who were scattered4because of5the6persecution7that arose9over10Stephen11traveled12as far as13Phoenicia14and15Cyprus16and17Antioch,18speaking20the21word22to no one19except2324Jews.26 But2there were1some3of4them,5men6ofCyprus7and8Cyrene,9who10on coming11to12Antioch13spoke14to16the17Hellenists18also,15preaching19the20Lord21Jesus.22 And1the hand3of the Lord4was2with5them,6and8a great7number9who believed11turned12to13the14Lord.15 The3report4of14this15came1to5the6ears7of the8church9in12Jerusalem,13and16they sent17Barnabas18to20Antioch.21 When he came2and3saw4the5grace6of God,9he was glad,10and11he exhorted12them all13to remain [faithful]18to the19Lord20with steadfast15[purpose],17 for1he was2a good4man,3full6of theHoly8Spirit7and9of faith.10And11a great many14people13were added12to the15Lord.16 [So]2Barnabaswent1to3Tarsus4to look for5Saul,6 and1when he had found2him,he brought3himto4Antioch.5For a whole11year10they8met12with13the14church15and9taught17a great many19people.18And21in23Antioch24the25disciples26were20first22called20Christians.27 Now3in1these2days5prophets9came down6from7Jerusalem8to10Antioch.11 And2one3of4them5named6Agabus7stood up1andforetold8by9the10Spirit11thatthere would be1415a great13famine12over16all17the18world19(this20took place21in22the daysof Claudius).23 So2the1disciples3determined,7every one8according to4his6ability,5to send12relief11to10the brothers18living14in15Judea.17 And2they did3so,1sending4itto5the6elders7by8the hand9of Barnabas10and11Saul.12