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| Acts 11:1 | Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message; | Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. | Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 11:2 | and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him. | When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him, | And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him, |
| Acts 11:3 | "You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them." | saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!" | Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them. |
| Acts 11:4 | Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning. | But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying, | But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them, |
| Acts 11:5 | "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me. | "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, | I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me: |
| Acts 11:6 | Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. | on which, when I had looked intently, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. | And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds. |
| Acts 11:7 | I also heard a voice saying to me, "`Rise, Peter, kill and eat.' | I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat!' | And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food. |
| Acts 11:8 | "`On no account, Lord,' I replied, `for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.' | But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.' | But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth. |
| Acts 11:9 | "But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "`What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.' | But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, don't you make unholy.' | But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common. |
| Acts 11:10 | "This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight. | This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. | And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven. |
| Acts 11:11 | "Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me. | Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me. | And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were. |
| Acts 11:12 | And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house. | The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house. | And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house: |
| Acts 11:13 | Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "`Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter. | He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, | And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; |
| Acts 11:14 | He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'" | who will speak to you words whereby you will be saved, you and all your house.' | Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation. |
| Acts 11:15 | "And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first. | As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning. | And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first. |
| Acts 11:16 | Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "`John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.' | I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.' | And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts 11:17 | "If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?" | If 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?" | If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God? |
| Acts 11:18 | This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life." | When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!" | And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life. |
| Acts 11:19 | Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews. | 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 Jews. | Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only. |
| Acts 11:20 | But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus. | But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus. | But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks. |
| Acts 11:21 | The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord. | The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. | And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord. |
| Acts 11:22 | When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. | The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, | And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch: |
| Acts 11:23 | On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord. | 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. | Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts: |
| Acts 11:24 | For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased. | For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord. | For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord. |
| Acts 11:25 | Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul. | Barnabas went forth to Tarsus to look for Saul. | Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul; |
| Acts 11:26 | He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of `Christians.' | 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 disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. | And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch. |
| Acts 11:27 | At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch, | Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. | Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. |
| Acts 11:28 | one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.) | One of them named Agabus 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. | And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius. |
| Acts 11:29 | So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea. | The disciples, as anyone had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea; | And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea: |
| Acts 11:30 | This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul. | which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. | Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. |
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