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Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles

Acts 11:1-18

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Chapter 11
1 Now the apostles and the brothers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 But when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision disputed with him. 3 saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them." 4 But Peter began and explained to them in order, saying: 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain vessel coming down like a great sheet by four corners, being let down from heaven, and it came as far as me. 6 Into which, having gazed intently, I considered it and saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the creeping things and the birds of heaven. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, "Arise, Peter; kill and eat." 8 But I said, "By no means, Lord, because nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth." 9 But a voice answered a second time from heaven: "What God has cleansed, you must not consider common." 10 But this happened three times, and all things were drawn up again into heaven. 11 And behold, at that very hour three men stood at the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me. 12 But the Spirit told me to go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brothers came with me, and we entered the man's house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, "Send to Joppa for Simon, the one called Peter." 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your house. 15 But when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as he also fell upon us in the beginning. 16 But I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say: "John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit." 17 So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God? 18 When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, "So then God has also granted repentance unto life to the Gentiles."