Acts 11
English Standard Version
Peter Reports to the Church
11 Now the apostles and (A)the brothers[a] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, (B)the circumcision party[b] criticized him, saying, 3 (C)“You went to uncircumcised men and (D)ate with them.” 4 But Peter began and explained it to them in order: 5 (E)“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. 6 Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ 10 This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit told me to go with them, (F)making no distinction. (G)These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. 13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 (H)he will declare to you a message by which (I)you will be saved, you and all your household.’ 15 As I began to speak, (J)the Holy Spirit fell on them (K)just as on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, (L)‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then (M)God gave (N)the same gift to them as he gave to us (O)when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, (P)who was I (Q)that I could stand in God's way?” 18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they (R)glorified God, saying, (S)“Then to the Gentiles also God has (T)granted (U)repentance that leads to life.”
The Church in Antioch
19 (V)Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[c] also, (W)preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And (X)the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed (Y)turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw (Z)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord (AA)with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, (AB)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people (AC)were added to the Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to (AD)Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called (AE)Christians.
27 Now in these days (AF)prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named (AG)Agabus stood up and foretold (AH)by the Spirit that there would be a great (AI)famine over all the world (this took place in the days of (AJ)Claudius). 29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, (AK)to send relief to (AL)the brothers[d] living in Judea. 30 (AM)And they did so, sending it to (AN)the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Footnotes
- Acts 11:1 Or brothers and sisters
- Acts 11:2 Or Jerusalem, those of the circumcision
- Acts 11:20 Or Greeks (that is, Greek-speaking non-Jews)
- Acts 11:29 Or brothers and sisters
Hechos 11
La Palabra (España)
Informe de Pedro a la iglesia de Jerusalén
11 Los apóstoles y los fieles de origen judío se enteraron de que los no judíos habían recibido también el mensaje de Dios. 2 Así que, cuando Pedro subió a Jerusalén, les faltó tiempo a los partidarios de la circuncisión para echarle en cara en tono acusador:
3 — ¡Has entrado en casa de incircuncisos y hasta has comido con ellos!
4 Pedro comenzó entonces a relatarles detalladamente y desde el principio lo ocurrido.
5 — Estaba yo orando en Jope —les dijo— cuando caí en éxtasis y tuve una visión. Vi algo así como un enorme lienzo que descendía del cielo colgado de sus cuatro puntas y que llegaba hasta mí. 6 Al mirarlo con detenimiento, comprobé que contenía cuadrúpedos, fieras, reptiles y aves. 7 En esto oí una voz que me decía: “¡Anda, Pedro, mata y come!”. 8 “¡De ninguna manera, Señor —respondí—, pues jamás entró en mi boca nada profano o impuro!”. 9 La voz replicó por segunda vez desde el cielo: “No consideres tú profano lo que Dios ha purificado”. 10 Esto ocurrió por tres veces, y después todo volvió al cielo. 11 En ese mismo momento llegaron tres hombres a la casa donde me encontraba. Venían a buscarme desde Cesarea, 12 y el Espíritu me había dicho que los acompañara sin ningún reparo.
Mis seis acompañantes, aquí presentes, entraron conmigo en casa de aquel hombre, 13 que nos refirió cómo en su propia casa se le había aparecido un ángel para decirle: “Envía a alguien a Jope y haz venir a Simón, a quien también se conoce como Pedro. 14 Él te hablará de algo que puede ser tu salvación y la de tu familia”. 15 Apenas comencé a hablarles, descendió sobre ellos el Espíritu Santo, como lo hizo sobre nosotros al principio. 16 Recordé entonces que el Señor había dicho: “Juan bautizaba con agua, pero vosotros seréis bautizados con el Espíritu Santo”. 17 Por consiguiente, si Dios les concedió el mismo don que a nosotros que hemos creído en Jesucristo el Señor, ¿quién era yo para oponerme a Dios?
18 Estas razones hicieron callar a los oyentes, que alabaron a Dios y comentaron:
— ¡Así que Dios ha concedido también a los no judíos la oportunidad de convertirse para alcanzar la vida eterna!
La iglesia de Antioquía
19 Los creyentes que se habían dispersado a raíz de la persecución desencadenada en el caso de Esteban, llegaron hasta Fenicia, Chipre y Antioquía, anunciando el mensaje únicamente a los judíos. 20 Pero algunos creyentes de Chipre y Cirene viajaron a Antioquía y anunciaron también a los griegos la buena nueva de Jesús, el Señor. 21 El Señor estaba con ellos, y un buen número de personas abrazaron la fe y se convirtieron al Señor. 22 Cuando esta noticia llegó a oídos de la iglesia de Jerusalén, enviaron a Bernabé a Antioquía. 23 Al llegar este y ver el resultado de la gracia de Dios, se llenó de alegría, y animaba a todos a permanecer en constante fidelidad al Señor. 24 No en vano Bernabé era hombre cabal, de fe acendrada y lleno del Espíritu Santo. Y fueron muchos los que allí se unieron al Señor.
25 Bernabé marchó después a Tarso en busca de Saulo. 26 Cuando lo encontró, lo llevó consigo a Antioquía. Y a lo largo de todo un año trabajaron los dos juntos en aquella iglesia, instruyendo en la fe a un buen número de personas. Fue precisamente en Antioquía donde por primera vez se llamó “cristianos” a los discípulos [de Jesús]. 27 Por aquellos días llegaron a Antioquía unos hermanos de Jerusalén que tenían el don de profecía. 28 Uno de ellos llamado Agabo, impulsado por el Espíritu, anunció que iba a sobrevenir una gran escasez en el mundo entero (la cual, en efecto, tuvo lugar durante el reinado de Claudio). 29 Decidieron, pues, los fieles, conforme a las posibilidades de cada uno, enviar ayuda para atender a las necesidades de los hermanos residentes en Judea. 30 Y así lo hicieron, y remitieron dicha ayuda a los dirigentes por conducto de Bernabé y Saulo.
Acts 11
New International Version
Peter Explains His Actions
11 The apostles and the believers(A) throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.(B) 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers(C) criticized him 3 and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”(D)
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.(E) 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.’(F) 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(G) stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told(H) me to have no hesitation about going with them.(I) These six brothers(J) also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel(K) appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message(L) through which you and all your household(M) will be saved.’
15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on(N) them as he had come on us at the beginning.(O) 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water,(P) but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’(Q) 17 So if God gave them the same gift(R) he gave us(S) 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.”(T)
The Church in Antioch
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed(U) traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch,(V) spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus(W) and Cyrene,(X) went to Antioch(Y) and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news(Z) about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them,(AA) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.(AB)
22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas(AC) to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(AD) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(AE) 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(AF) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(AG)
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus(AH) to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples(AI) were called Christians first(AJ) at Antioch.
27 During this time some prophets(AK) came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus,(AL) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.(AM) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)(AN) 29 The disciples,(AO) as each one was able, decided to provide help(AP) for the brothers and sisters(AQ) living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders(AR) by Barnabas(AS) and Saul.(AT)
Footnotes
- Acts 11:16 Or in
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