Verse 1
Acts 11:1
Free Bible Version
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When Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, those who believed circumcision was still essential argued with him.
Original Language Text
greek
Ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.
English Translation
And the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the nations also received the word of God.
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Chapter 11 Context
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When Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, those who believed circumcision was still essential argued wit...
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“You went into the homes of uncircumcised men, and ate with them,” they said.
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“While I was in the town of Joppa I was praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. Something that look...
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When I looked inside I saw animals, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds.
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Then I heard a voice that told me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
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But I replied, ‘Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth!’
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The voice from heaven spoke again, and said, ‘Don't you call unclean what God (Elohim) has made clea...
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This happened three times, and then it was all taken back into heaven.
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At that very moment three men were standing in front of the house where we were staying. They had be...
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The Spirit told me to go with them, and not to worry about who they were. These six brothers here al...
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He explained to us how an angel had appeared to him in his house, who told him, ‘Send someone to Jop...
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who will tell you what you need to hear so you can be saved—you and your whole household.’
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When I started speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as happened to us in the beginning.
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Then I remembered what the Lord said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the H...
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Since God (Elohim) gave them the same gift as he gave us when we trusted in the Lord Yashua (Jesus)...
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After they had heard this explanation, they didn't argue with him anymore, and praised God (Elohim),...
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Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that happened when Stephen was killed, traveled...
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But when some of them who were from Cyprus and Cyrene arrived in Antioch, they shared the good news...
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News about what had happened reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
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When he arrived and saw for himself how God (Elohim)'s grace was working, he was delighted. He encou...
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Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit, who put his whole trust in God (Elohim). Many peop...
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Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul,
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and when he found him, he took Saul back with him to Antioch. Over the course of the next year they...
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One of them called Agabus stood up and gave a prophetic warning by the Spirit that there would be a...
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The believers decided to send funds to help the brothers that lived in Judea, with everyone giving a...
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