Los apóstoles y los hermanos^a que estaban por toda Judea oyeron que también los gentiles habían recibido la palabra de Dios. 2 Y cuando Pedro subió a Jerusalén, los que eran de la circuncisión^1a le reprocharon, 3 diciendo: Tú entraste en casa de incircuncisos y comiste con ellos^a. 4 Entonces Pedro comenzó a explicarles en orden lo sucedido^a, diciendo: 5 Estaba yo en la ciudad de Jope orando^a, y vi en éxtasis una visión^b: un objeto¹ semejante a un gran lienzo que descendía, bajado del cielo por las cuatro puntas, y vino hasta mí. 6 Cuando fijé mis ojos en él y lo observaba, vi¹ cuadrúpedos terrestres, fieras, reptiles y aves del cielo. 7 También oí una voz que me decía: «Levántate Pedro, mata¹ y come». 8 Pero yo dije: «De ninguna manera, Señor, porque nada impuro¹ o inmundo ha entrado jamás en mi boca». 9 Pero una voz del cielo respondió por segunda vez: «Lo que Dios ha limpiado, no lo llames tú impuro^1a». 10 Esto sucedió tres veces, y todo volvió a ser llevado arriba al cielo. 11 Y he aquí, en aquel momento se aparecieron tres hombres delante de la casa donde estábamos, los cuales habían sido enviados a mí desde Cesarea^a. 12 Y el Espíritu me dijo que fuera con ellos^a sin dudar^1b. Estos seis hermanos fueron también conmigo^c y entramos en la casa de aquel hombre, 13 y él nos contó cómo había visto al ángel de pie en su casa, el cual le dijo¹: «Envía a Jope y haz traer a Simón, que también se llama Pedro, 14 quien te dirá palabras^a por las cuales serás salvo, tú y toda tu casa^b». 15 Cuando comencé a hablar, el Espíritu Santo descendió¹ sobre ellos^a, tal como lo hizo sobre nosotros al principio^b. 16 Entonces me acordé de las palabras del Señor, cuando¹ dijo: «Juan bautizó con agua, pero vosotros seréis bautizados con² el Espíritu Santo^a». 17 Por tanto, si Dios les dio a ellos el mismo don que también nos dio a nosotros^a después de creer en el Señor Jesucristo, ¿quién era yo para poder estorbar a Dios^1b? 18 Y al oír esto se calmaron¹, y glorificaron a Dios^a, diciendo: Así que también a los gentiles ha concedido Dios el arrepentimiento que conduce a la vida^b.

19 Ahora bien, los que habían sido esparcidos a causa de la persecución¹ que sobrevino cuando la muerte de Esteban^a, llegaron hasta Fenicia^b, Chipre^c y Antioquía^d, no hablando la palabra a nadie, sinosolo a los judíos. 20 Pero había algunos de ellos, hombres de Chipre^a y de Cirene^b, los cuales al llegar a Antioquía^c, hablaban también a los griegos^1d, predicando al² Señor Jesús^e. 21 Y la mano del Señor estaba con ellos^a, y gran número que creyó^b se convirtió al Señor. 22 Y la noticia¹ de esto llegó a² oídos de la iglesia de Jerusalén y enviaron a Bernabé^a a³ Antioquía^b, 23 el cual, cuando vino y vio la gracia de Dios^a, se regocijó y animaba a todos para que con corazón firme¹ permanecieran fieles al Señor; 24 porque era un hombre bueno, y lleno del Espíritu Santo^a y de fe. Y una gran multitud fue agregada al Señor^b. 25 Y Bernabé salió rumbo a Tarso^a para buscar a Saulo; 26 y cuando lo encontró, lo trajo a Antioquía^a. Y¹ se reunieron con la iglesia por todo un año, y enseñaban a las multitudes²; y a los discípulos^b se les llamó cristianos^c por primera vez en Antioquía.

27 Por aquellos¹ días unos profetas^a descendieron de Jerusalén a Antioquía^b. 28 Y levantándose uno de ellos, llamado Agabo^a, daba a entender por el Espíritu, que ciertamente habría una gran hambre en toda la tierra^1b. Y esto ocurrió durante el reinado de Claudio^c. 29 Los discípulos^a, conforme a lo que cada uno tenía, determinaron enviar una contribución para el socorro¹ de los hermanos que habitaban en Judea^b. 30 Y así lo hicieron, mandándola a los ancianos^a por mano de Bernabé^b y de Saulo^c.

Now the apostles and ^athe brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, ^1athe Jewish believers took issue with him, 3 saying, “^aYou ¹went to ²uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began and explained at length to them ^ain an orderly sequence, saying, 5 “^aI was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw ^ba vision, an ¹object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was, 6 and I stared at it and was thinking about it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild animals, the ¹crawling creatures, and the birds of the sky. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; ¹kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing ¹unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘^aWhat God has cleansed, no longer ¹consider unholy.’ 10 This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky. 11 And behold, at that moment three men who had been sent to me from ^aCaesarea came up to the house where we were staying. 12 ^aAnd the Spirit told me to go with them ^bwithout ¹misgivings. ^cThese six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel ¹standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send some men to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; 14 and he will speak ^awords to you by which you will be saved, you and ^ball your household.’ 15 And as I began to speak, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon them just ^bas He did upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘^aJohn baptized with water, but you will be baptized ¹with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 Therefore, if ^aGod gave them the same gift as He also gave to us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho was I that I could ¹stand in God’s way?” 18 When they heard this, they ¹quieted down and ^aglorified God, saying, “Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the ^brepentance that leads to life.”

19 ^aSo then those who were scattered because of the ¹persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way ²to ^bPhoenicia, ^cCyprus, and ^dAntioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of ^aCyprus and ^bCyrene, who came to ^cAntioch and began speaking to the ^1dGreeks as well, ^epreaching the good news of the Lord Jesus. 21 And ^athe hand of the Lord was with them, and ^ba large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The ¹news about them ²reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent ^aBarnabas off ³to ^bAntioch. 23 Then when he arrived and ¹witnessed ^athe grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with ²resolute heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and ^afull of the Holy Spirit and faith. And ^1bconsiderable numbers were added to the Lord. 25 And he left for ^aTarsus to look for Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to ^aAntioch. And for an entire year they ¹met with the church and taught ²considerable numbers of people; and ^bthe disciples were first called ^cChristians in ^dAntioch.

27 Now ¹at this time some ^aprophets came down from Jerusalem to ^bAntioch. 28 One of them, named ^aAgabus, stood up and ¹indicated ²by the Spirit that there would definitely be a severe famine ^ball over the ³world. ⁴And this took place in the reign of ^cClaudius. 29 And to the extent that any of ^athe disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the ¹relief of ^bthe brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 ^aAnd they did this, sending it ¹with ^bBarnabas and Saul to the ^celders.

Now the apostles and ^athe brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, ^1athose who were circumcised took issue with him, 3 saying, “^aYou ¹went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began speaking ¹and proceeded to explain to them ^ain orderly sequence, saying, 5 “^aI was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw ^ba vision, an ¹object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from ²the sky; and it came right down to me, 6 and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it ¹I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the ²crawling creatures and the birds of the ³air. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; ¹kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing ¹unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘^aWhat God has cleansed, no longer ¹consider unholy.’ 10 This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into ¹the sky. 11 And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from ^aCaesarea. 12 ^aThe Spirit told me to go with them ^1bwithout misgivings. ^cThese six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house. 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel ¹standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; 14 and he will speak ^awords to you by which you will be saved, you and ^ball your household.’ 15 And as I began to speak, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon them just ^bas He did upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘^aJohn baptized with water, but you will be baptized ¹with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 Therefore if ^aGod gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho was I that I could ¹stand in God’s way?” 18 When they heard this, they ¹quieted down and ^aglorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the ^brepentance that leads to life.”

19 ^aSo then those who were scattered because of the ¹persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way ²to ^bPhoenicia and ^cCyprus and ^dAntioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of ^aCyprus and ^bCyrene, who came to ^cAntioch and began speaking to the ^1dGreeks also, ^2epreaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And ^athe hand of the Lord was with them, and ^ba large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The ¹news about them ²reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent ^aBarnabas off ³to ^bAntioch. 23 Then when he arrived and ¹witnessed ^athe grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with ²resolute heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and ^afull of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And ^bconsiderable ¹numbers were ²brought to the Lord. 25 And he left for ^aTarsus to look for Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to ^aAntioch. And for an entire year they ¹met with the church and taught considerable ²numbers; and ^bthe disciples were first called ^cChristians in ^dAntioch.

27 Now ¹at this time ^asome prophets came down from Jerusalem to ^bAntioch. 28 One of them named ^aAgabus stood up and began to indicate ¹by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine ^ball over the ²world. ³And this took place in the reign of ^cClaudius. 29 And in the proportion that any of ^athe disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the ¹relief of ^bthe brethren living in Judea. 30 ^aAnd this they did, sending it ¹in charge of ^bBarnabas and Saul to the ^celders.