Thematic Bible

Acts 11:1

And the apostles and brethren, those being in Judea, heard that the nations also received the word of God.

Acts 11:2

And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision discussed with him,

Acts 11:3

Saying, That thou camest in to men having uncircumcision, and didst eat With them.

Acts 11:4

And Peter having begun, set forth to them in order, saying,

Acts 11:5

I was in the city Joppa, praying: and in a deep trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descending as a great linen napkin, let down from heaven by four beginnings; and it came even to me:

Acts 11:6

Upon which having looked intently, I observed, and saw quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

Acts 11:7

And I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, kill and eat.

Acts 11:8

And I said, By no means, Lord: for anything common or unclean never came into my month.

Acts 11:9

And a voice answered me of a second time from heaven, What God cleansed, profane not.

Acts 11:10

And this was for thrice: and again all was drawn up into heaven.

Acts 11:11

And, behold, from this three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Cesarea to me.

Acts 11:12

And the spirit said to me to come with them, discussing nothing. And these six brethren came also with me, and we came to the man's house:

Acts 11:13

And he announced to us how he saw a messenger in his house, having stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, surnamed Peter

Acts 11:14

Who shall speak words to thee, by which thou shalt be saved and all thy house.

Acts 11:15

And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as also upon us in the beginning.

Acts 11:16

And I remembered the word of the Lord, when he said, John truly immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 11:17

If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder God

Acts 11:18

And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.

Acts 11:19

Therefore truly those dispersed by the pressure having been on account of Stephen, passed through even to Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except the Jews only.

Acts 11:20

And certain of them were Cyprian and Cyrenian men, who having come to Antioch, spake to the Greeks announcing good news, the Lord Jesus.

Acts 11:21

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

Acts 11:22

And the word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem concerning them: and they sent Barnabas to pass through even to Antioch.

Acts 11:23

Who, having been present, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced, and besought them all, with purpose of heart, to remain to the Lord.

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a crowd sufficient were added to the Lord.

Acts 11:25

And Barnabas came forth to Tarsus, to seek Saul

Acts 11:26

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it was for a whole year they were assembled together in the churches, and taught a sufficient crowd. And the disciples were Christians by divine intimation first in Antioch.

Acts 11:27

In these days came down prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 11:28

And one of them having risen, Agabus by name, signified by the Holy Spirit a great famine was about to be upon the whole habitable globe: which was during Claudius Caesar.

Acts 11:29

And certain of the disciples, as he was able, determined, each of them, to send for service to the brethren dwelling in Judea:

Acts 11:30

Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.