Acts 10:44-11:18

New International Version

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on^(A) all who heard the message. ⁴⁵ The circumcised believers who had come with Peter^(B) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out^(C) even on Gentiles.^{(D) 46} For they heard them speaking in tongues^[a](E) and praising God.

Then Peter said, ⁴⁷ “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water.^(F) They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”^{(G) 48} So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.^(H) Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

Peter Explains His Actions

11 The apostles and the believers^(I) throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.^{(J) 2} So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers^(K) criticized him ³ and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”^(L)

⁴ Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: ⁵ “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision.^(M) I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. ⁶ I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. ⁷ Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’

⁸ “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

⁹ “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’^{(N) 10} This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.

¹¹ “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea^(O) stopped at the house where I was staying. ¹² The Spirit told^(P) me to have no hesitation about going with them.^(Q) These six brothers^(R) also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. ¹³ He told us how he had seen an angel^(S) appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. ¹⁴ He will bring you a message^(T) through which you and all your household^(U) will be saved.’

¹⁵ “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on^(V) them as he had come on us at the beginning.^{(W) 16} Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with^[b] water,^(X) but you will be baptized with^[c] the Holy Spirit.’^{(Y) 17} So if God gave them the same gift^(Z) he gave us^(AA) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”

¹⁸ When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”^(AB)