the city Joppa praying, and I saw in an ecstasy a vision, coming down a certain vessel as sheet a great by four corners having been let down out of heaven, and it came up to me; 6 into which going I perceived, and I saw the quadrapeds of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of the heaven. 7 And I heard also a voice saying to me: Rise up, Peter stay and eat. 8 And I said: Not at all Lord, because a common or unclean thing never entered into the mouth of me. 9 And answered a second time a voice out of heaven: What God cleansed thou regard not common. 10 And this happened on three occasions and was pulled again all things to heaven. 11 And behold at once three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me. 12 And told the spirit me to go with

them nothing doubting. And came with me also six brothers these, and we entered into the house of the mine. 13 And he reported to us how he saw the angel in the house of him standing and saying: Send to Joppa and summon Simon being surnamed Peter. 14 who will speak words to thee by which mayest be saved thou and all the household of thee. 15 And in the to begin me to speak fell on the Spirit Holy on them as also on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said: John indeed baptised with water, but ye will be baptised in Spirit Holy. 17 If therefore the equal gift gave them God as also to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, I who was to be able to hinder God? 18 And hearing these things they kept silence and glorified God saying: Then also to the nations God repentance to life gave.

9. . Encourage mutual financial support

11:19-29

Antioch

Barnabas, Paul & 'Christians'

19 The ones therefore being scattered from the affliction occurring over Stephen passed through to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, to no one speaking the word except only to Jews. 20 But where some of them men Cypriotes and Cyrenians, who coming to Antioch spoke also to the Greeks preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And was the hand of the Lord with them, and a much number believing turned to the Lord. 22 And was heard the account in the ears of the church being in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas to Antioch; 23 who arriving and seeing the grace of God rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain with the Lord. 24 because he was man a good and full of the Spirit Holy and of faith. And was added a crowd

considerable to the Lord. 25 And he went forth to Tarsus to seek Saul, 2 and finding brought to Antioch. And it happened to them also year a whole to be assembled in the church and to teach a crowd considerable, and to call firstly in Antioch the disciples Christians. 27 And in these days came down from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch; 28 and rising up one of them by name Agabus signified through the Spirit famine a great to be about to be over all the inhabited earth; which happened in the time of Claudius. 29 So of the disciples as was prosperous anyone, they determined each of them for ministration to send to the dwelling in Judea brothers; 30 which indeed they did sending to the elders through the hand of Barnabas and of Saul.