ad received the word of God. (2)And when Peter went
up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision disputed with him, (3)saying,
Thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision, and hast eaten with
them.

(4)Then Peter taking up the matter from the beginning, explained it to
them regularly, saying, (5)I was in the city of Joppa praying and I saw
in a trance a vision, a certain vessel descending as a vast sheet let
down from heaven by its four corners; and it came close to me: (6)on
which looking attentively, I perceived, and saw the quadrupeds of the
earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the birds of the air.
(7)Then I heard a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter; slay and eat. (8)But
I said, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or
unclean entered into my mouth. (9)But the voice replied the second time
from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common. (10)Now this
was repeated thrice: and the whole withdrawn again into heaven.
(11)And, lo! immediately three men stood before the house where I was,
sent from Caesarea unto me. (12)And the Spirit bade me go with them,
making no hesitation. But with me went also these six brethren, and we
entered into the man's house: (13)and he informed us how he had seen an
angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and
invite Simon, who is surnamed Peter; (14)who will speak words to thee,
by which thou mayest be saved, and thy house. (15)So when I had begun
to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, just as on us at the beginning.
(16)Then I recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said, John
indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy
Ghost. (17)If God then gave an equal gift to them even as to us, on
believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; I, indeed, who was I, that I should
be able to restrain God?

(18)So when they heard these things they were satisfied, and glorified
God, saying, Well! then hath God even to the Gentiles given repentance
unto life.

(19)Now those also who were dispersed by the persecution which arose on
account of Stephen passed on as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and
Antioch, speaking the word to no man except the Jews only. (20)And some
of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they arrived at
Antioch, spake to the Grecian proselytes, preaching the Lord Jesus.
(21)And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a vast multitude
believing, turned to the Lord. (22)And the report concerning the