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

¹ Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. ² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision debated with him, saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, ³ and didst eat with them.

⁴ Then Peter beginning, laid all things before them in order, saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa, ⁵ and being in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came even to me: ⁶ On which looking stedfastly, I observed and saw four-footed creatures of the earth, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. ⁷ And I heard a voice saying to me, Rise Peter, kill and eat.

⁸ But I said, In no wise, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth. ⁹ And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

¹⁰ This was done thrice, and all were drawn up again into heaven. ¹¹ And behold immediately three men stood at the house where I was, sent from Cesarea to me. ¹² And the Spirit bad me go with them, doubting nothing: these six brethren also went with me, and we entered into the man's house. ¹³ And he told us, how he had seen an angel standing in his house, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call Simon, ¹⁴ surnamed Peter, Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy family may be saved.

¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁷ If then God gave to them the same gift as even to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that could withstand God?

¹⁸ When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.