Atos 11 - Bíblia Online

Siis Apostlid ja vennad, kes Juudamaal siin ja seal elasid, said kuulda, et ka paganad olid vastu võtnud Jumala sõna. 
Aga kui Peetrus tuli Jeruusalemma, vaidlesid temaga ümberlõigatud 
ning ütlesid: „Sina oled läinud sisse ümberlõikamatute juurde ja oled söönud nendega!" 
Aga Peetrus hakkas rääkima ning seletas neile asja selle järjekorras nõnda: 
„Mina olin Joppe linnas palvetamas ja nägin otsekui enesest ära olles nägemuse: seal tuli alla anum, nagu suur linane riie, mida nelja nurka pidi lasti alla taevast, ja see tuli aiva minu juurde. 
Kui ma seda juureldes vaatasin, nägin ma maa neljajalgseid elajaid ja metsalisi ja roomajaid ja taeva linde, 
ja ma kuulsin ka häält mulle ütlevat: tõuse üles, Peetrus, verista ja söö! 
Aga ma ütlesin: ei ilmaski, Issand; sest minu suhu ei ole elades saanud midagi keelatut ehk roojast! 
Siis vastas mulle teist korda hääl taevast: mis Jumal on puhastanud, seda ära sina arva keelatuks! 
Ja see sündis kolm korda. Ja kõik tõmmati jälle üles taevasse. 
Ja vaata, samal hetkel seisid maja ees, kus me olime, kolm meest, kes olid Kaisareast läkitatud minu juurde. 
Ent Vaim ütles mulle, et ma läheksin ühes nendega ega mõtleks kaksipidi. Siis tulid ka need kuus venda minuga, ja me läksime selle mehe kotta. 
Ja ta kuulutas meile, kuidas ta oli näinud Inglit oma majas seisvat ja ta talle ütlevat: läkita Joppesse ja kutsu Siimon, keda hüütakse lisanimega Peetruseks. 
Tema räägib sulle sõnu, mille läbi sina ja kõik su pere saate õndsaks. 
Aga kui ma hakkasin kõnelema, langes Püha Vaim nende peale, nagu meiegi peale alguses. 
Siis meenus mulle Issanda sõna, kuidas Ta ütles: Johannes ristis küll veega, aga teid ristitakse Püha Vaimuga! 
Kui nüüd Jumal neile on andnud sama anni kui meilegi, kes usume Issandasse Jeesusesse Kristusesse, kes siis olin mina, et oleksin võinud Jumalat keelata?" 
Aga kui nad seda kuulsid, jäid nad vait ja andsid Jumalale au, öeldes: „Siis on Jumal ka paganaile andnud meeleparanduse eluks!" 
Aga need, kes olid hajutatud viletsuse läbi, mis oli tekkinud Stefanose pärast, käisid maad läbi Foiniikiani ja Küprose saareni ja Antiookiani ega kuulutanud sõna kellelegi muule kui ainult juutidele. 
Aga nende hulgas olid mõned Küprose ja Küreene mehed; need läksid Antiookiasse ning rääkisid ka kreeklastele, jutlustades Issandat Jeesust. 
Ja Issanda käsi oli nendega ning suur hulk uskus ja pöördus Issanda poole. 
Aga teade neist kostis Jeruusalemmas oleva koguduse kõrvu, ja nad läkitasid Barnabase Antiookiasse. 
Kui ta sinna jõudis ja nägi Jumala armu, sai ta rõõmsaks ja manitses kõiki jääma kindla südamega Issanda juurde; 
sest ta oli õige mees, täis Püha Vaimu ning usku, ja palju rahvast koguti Issandale. 
Siis ta läks Tarsosesse Saulust otsima, ja kui ta tema leidis, tõi ta tema Antiookiasse. 
Ja nemad käisid terve aasta koos koguduses ja õpetasid suure hulga rahvast. Ja Antiookias hakati kõige enne nimetama jüngreid kristlasteks. 
Noil päevil tuli Jeruusalemmast prohveteid Antiookiasse. 
Ja üks neist, Aagabus nimi, tõusis ja andis Vaimu läbi teada, et suur nälg oli tulemas üle kogu maailma. Ja see tuligi keiser Klaudiuse ajal. 
Siis jüngrid võtsid nõuks igaüks sedamööda, kuidas kellelgi jõudu oli, saata abi vendadele, kes elasid Juudamaal. 
Seda nad tegidki ja saatsid annid vanemate kätte Barnabase ja Sauluse käe läbi. 

Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles. 
And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him, 
Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them. 
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them, 
I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me: 
And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds. 
And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food. 
But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth. 
But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common. 
And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven. 
And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were. 
And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house: 
And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; 
Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation. 
And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first. 
And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit. 
If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God? 
And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life. 
Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only. 
But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks. 
And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord. 
And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch: 
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts: 
For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord. 
Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul; 
And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch. 
Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. 
And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius. 
And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea: 
Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. 

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