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Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him,

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."

Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

"I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was,

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

and I stared at it and was thinking about it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild animals, the crawling creatures, and the birds of the sky.

Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'

And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

"But I said, 'By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'

But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

"This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.

And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

"And behold, at that moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea came up to the house where we were staying.

And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

"And the Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:

"And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send some men to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;

And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.'

Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

"Therefore, if God gave them the same gift as He also gave to us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"

Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.