Acts, Chapter 11
{11:1} Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Yehudah heard
that the Goyim had also received the word of God. {11:2} When Kefa had
come up to Yerushalayim, those who were of the circumcision contended
with him, {11:3} saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate
with them!"
{11:4} But Kefa began, and explained to them in order, saying,
{11:5} "I was in the city of Yafo 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, {11:6} on
which, when I had looked intently, I considered, and saw the
four-footed animals of the [1>]eretz[<1], wild animals, creeping
things, and birds of the sky. {11:7} I also heard a voice saying to
me, 'Rise, Kefa, kill and eat!' {11:8} But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for
nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.' {11:9} But
a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has
cleansed, don't you make unholy.' {11:10} This was done three times,
and all were drawn up again into heaven. {11:11} Behold, immediately
three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from
Caesarea to me. {11:12} The Spirit told me to go with them, without
discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered
into the man's house. {11:13} He told us how he had seen the angel
standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Yafo, and get
Shim`on, whose surname is Kefa, {11:14} who will speak to you words
whereby you will be saved, you and all your house.' {11:15} As I began
to speak, the [2>]Ruach HaKodesh[<2] fell on them, even as on us at
the beginning. {11:16} I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said,
'Yochanan indeed immersed with water, but you will be immersed in the
[3>]Ruach HaKodesh[<3].' {11:17} If then God gave to them the same
gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who was
I, that I could withstand God?"
{11:18} When they heard these things, they held their shalom, and
glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Goyim
repentance to life!"
{11:19} They 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 only to Yehudim. {11:20}
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they
had come to Antioch, spoke to the Yevanim, preaching the Lord Yeshua.
{11:21} The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number
believed and turned to the Lord. {11:22} The report concerning them
came to the ears of the assembly which was in Yerushalayim. They sent
forth Bar-Nabba to go as far as Antioch, {11:23} who, when he had
come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all,
that with purpose of heart they would remain near to the Lord. {11:24}
For he was a good man, and full of the [4>]Ruach HaKodesh[<4] and of
faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
{11:25} Bar-Nabba went forth to Tarsus to look for Sha'ul. {11:26}
When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that
even for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly,
and taught many people. The [5>]talmidim[<5] were first called
Messianic in Antioch.
{11:27} Now in these days, prophets came down from Yerushalayim to
Antioch. {11:28} One of them named Agav stood up, and indicated by the
Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world, which
also happened in the days of Claudius. {11:29} The [6>]talmidim[<6],
as anyone had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers
who lived in Yehudah; {11:30} which they also did, sending it to the
Zakenim by the hands of Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul.
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Footnotes:
[1] {11:6} earth
[2] {11:15} Holy Spirit
[3] {11:16} Holy Spirit
[4] {11:24} Holy Spirit
[5] {11:26} disciples
[6] {11:29} disciples
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