Acts 11

1Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.Cross-references: Gen 49:10 · Ps 22:27 · Ps 96:1 · Isa 11:10 · Isa 32:15 · Isa 35:1 · +24 more

2When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,Cross-references: Acts 10:9 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 15:1 · Acts 15:5 · Acts 21:20 · Gal 2:12

3saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”Cross-references: Luke 15:2 · Acts 10:23 · Acts 10:28 · Acts 10:48 · 1Cor 5:11 · Gal 2:12 · +1 more

4But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,Cross-references: Josh 22:21 · Prov 15:1 · Luke 1:3 · Acts 14:27

5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.Cross-references: Jer 1:11 · Ezek 2:9 · Amos 7:4 · Amos 8:2 · Acts 9:10 · Acts 10:9 · +2 more

6When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.Cross-references: Luke 4:20 · Acts 3:4

7I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

8But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’Cross-references: Lev 10:10 · Lev 11:47 · Ezra 9:11 · Hos 9:3 · Mark 7:2 · Rom 14:14 · +1 more

9But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’Cross-references: Acts 10:15 · Acts 10:28 · Acts 10:34 · Acts 15:9 · 1Tim 4:5 · Heb 9:13

10This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.Cross-references: Num 24:10 · John 13:38 · John 21:17 · 2Cor 12:8

11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.Cross-references: Ex 4:14 · Ex 4:27 · Acts 9:10 · Acts 10:17

12The Spirit told me to go with them without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.Cross-references: Matt 1:20 · John 16:13 · Acts 8:29 · Acts 10:19 · Acts 10:23 · Acts 10:45 · +8 more

13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,Cross-references: Acts 9:43 · Acts 10:3 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 12:11 · Heb 1:14

14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’Cross-references: Gen 17:7 · Gen 18:19 · Ps 19:7 · Ps 103:17 · Ps 112:2 · Ps 115:13 · +23 more

15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.Cross-references: Acts 2:2 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 10:34 · Acts 19:6

16I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’Cross-references: Prov 1:23 · Isa 44:3 · Ezek 36:25 · Joel 2:28 · Joel 3:18 · Matt 3:11 · +13 more

17If then God gave to them the same gift as us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”Cross-references: Job 9:12 · Job 33:13 · Job 40:2 · Job 40:8 · Dan 4:35 · Matt 20:14 · +8 more

18When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”Cross-references: Lev 10:19 · Josh 22:30 · Isa 60:21 · Isa 61:3 · Jer 31:18 · Ezek 36:26 · +24 more

19They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.Cross-references: Matt 10:6 · John 7:35 · Acts 3:26 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 11:26 · +11 more

20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.Cross-references: Matt 27:32 · John 7:35 · Acts 2:10 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 5:42 · Acts 6:9 · +9 more

21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.Cross-references: 2Chr 30:12 · Ezra 7:9 · Ezra 8:18 · Neh 2:8 · Neh 2:18 · Isa 53:1 · +13 more

22The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,Cross-references: Acts 4:36 · Acts 8:14 · Acts 9:27 · Acts 11:1 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 15:2 · +3 more

23who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.Cross-references: Deut 10:20 · Deut 30:20 · Josh 22:5 · Josh 23:8 · Ps 17:3 · Prov 23:15 · +25 more

24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.Cross-references: 2Sam 18:27 · Ps 37:23 · Ps 112:5 · Prov 12:2 · Prov 13:22 · Prov 14:14 · +13 more

25Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.Cross-references: Acts 9:11 · Acts 9:27 · Acts 9:30 · Acts 21:39

26When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.Cross-references: Isa 65:15 · Matt 28:19 · Acts 6:5 · Acts 11:20 · Acts 11:22 · Acts 11:27 · +13 more

27Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.Cross-references: Matt 23:34 · Acts 2:17 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 15:32 · Acts 21:4 · Acts 21:9 · +3 more

28One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.Cross-references: Gen 41:30 · Gen 41:38 · 1Ki 17:1 · 2Ki 8:1 · Matt 24:14 · Luke 2:1 · +3 more

29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;Cross-references: Ezra 2:69 · Neh 5:8 · Eccl 11:1 · Luke 12:29 · Acts 2:44 · Acts 4:34 · +11 more

30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.Cross-references: Acts 12:25 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 15:4 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:23 · +11 more