Acts 11:1-18 - Peter's Explanation To The Church In Jerusalem

¹ But the apostles and brethren being throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also received the word of God. ² And when Peter went tip to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision interviewed him, say ³ that, You went in unto men having uncircumcision, and ate with them.

⁴ And Peter beginning expounded unto them consecutively, saying, ⁵ I was praying in the city Joppa: and I saw a vision in an ecstasy, A certain vessel, like a great sheet, descending from the heaven, sitting down by four rope ends; and came even unto me: ⁶ into which looking, I was investigating, and I saw quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the birds of the heaven. ⁷ And I also heard a voice saying to me, Arising, Peter; slay and eat.

⁸ And I said, By no means, Lord: because nothing unconsecrated or unclean has ever entered into my mouth. ⁹ And a voice a second time was heard from heaven, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, consider thou not unconsecrated.

¹⁰ And this took place three times: and all things were again taken up into the heaven. ¹¹ And, behold, immediately three men were standing at the house in which we were, having been sent to me from Cornelius. ¹² And the Spirit said to me, to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brethren went along with me, and we entered into the house of the man. ¹³ And he proclaimed to us how he saw an angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is called Peter; ¹⁴ who will speak words to you, by which you and your whole family may be saved.

¹⁵ And when I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ And I remembered the word of the Lord, as He said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁷ Since then God gave unto them the equal gift, as also unto us, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, to be able to resist God?

¹⁸ And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.