1 ¶ Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

2 So when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 Saying, You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them.

4 But Peter went over the matter from the beginning, and explained it to them step by step, saying,

5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, And I saw something like a great sheet descend, let down from heaven by its four corners; and it came down to me:

6 And when I looked into it, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild animals, and creeping things, and birds of the air.

7 And I heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

8 But I said, Surely not, Lord: for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

9 But the voice said again from heaven, Do not call what God has cleansed unholy.

10 And this happened three times: and then everything was drawn up again into heaven.

11 And, at that moment three men arrived at the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 And the Spirit told me go with them, without hesitation. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house:

13 And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is called Peter;

14 He will bring you a message, whereby you and all your house will be saved.

15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you will be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

17 Seeing then that God gave them the same gift that he gave to us, when we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that I could stand against God?

18 When they heard this, they quieted down, and praised God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

19 ¶ Now those who had been scattered abroad by the persecution that arose in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word only to Jews.

20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, upon arriving in Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

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

22 Then word of this reached the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas, to travel as far as Antioch.

23 Who, when he arrived, and witnessed the grace of God, rejoiced, and encouraged all of them, to resolve in their hearts to remain true to the Lord.

24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith: and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

25 Then Barnabas left for Tarsus, to find Saul:

26 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about, that for an entire year they met with the congregation, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

27 ¶ Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 And one of them named Agabus stood up, and prophesied through the Spirit that there would be great famine throughout all the world: which happened during the reign of Claudius Caesar.

29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send help to the believers living in Judea:

30 Which they then did, sending it to the elders in the hands of Barnabas and Saul.