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Peter Talk To Da Church Guys Inside Jerusalem

11 Da guys Jesus wen send an da bruddas an sistas all ova Judea side wen hear, dat some a da peopo dat not Jews wen trus wat God wen say too. Wen Peter go Jerusalem, da Jewish bruddas dat trus da Good Kine Stuff Bout Christ wen squawk at him. Dey say, “You go by some peopo dat not Jews, an wen go inside dea house, an eat wit dem.” Den Peter wen tell um all da stuff dat wen happen from da start.

He say, “I wen stay Joppa town, an I wen pray. I see someting jalike one dream. Had one big sheet dat come down from da sky by da four corners, an wen come down wea I stay. I wen look inside um real good, an see all kine animals from da earth dat get four feet, wild animals, snakes, lizards, an birds. Den I hear one voice dat say, ‘Eh Peter! Stand up! Kill um an eat um!’ But I say, ‘No way, Boss. I neva eat notting dat stay kapu, o dat I not suppose to eat.’ Da voice from da sky wen talk again, an say, ‘No say someting stay kapu dat God wen make okay.’ 10 Dat wen happen three times, an den da sheet wen go up to da sky again.

11 Right den an dea three guys wen come by da house wea I stay. One nodda guy wen send um by me from Cesarea. 12 Godʼs Spirit wen tell me, ‘No scared fo go wit dem now.’ Dese six bruddas hea, dey wen go wit me Cesarea side. An we wen go inside da guy Cornelius house. 13 Den he wen tell us dat one angel messenja guy wen come by his house an say, ‘Send some guys Joppa town fo bring back one guy name Simon dat dey call Peter. 14 He goin tell you da Good Stuff from me, so dat you an all yoa ohana can come outa da bad kine stuff you stay doing.’ 15 Wen I start fo talk, Godʼs Spesho Spirit wen take charge a dem, jalike he wen take charge a us at da start. 16 Den I rememba wat da Boss Jesus wen say, ‘John wen baptize da peopo wit water, but God goin baptize you guys diffren kine: he goin let his Spesho Spirit take charge a you.’ 17 So, if God give dem da same power he wen give us wen we trus da Boss Jesus, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send, how can I make big noise agains God?”

18 Wen dey hear dat, dey pau squawk, an dey tell how awesome God stay. Dey say, “Wow! God even let da peopo dat not Jews come sorry fo all da bad kine stuff dey wen do, so dey can get new kine life too!”

Da Peopo Dat Come Togedda Fo Church Inside Antiok

19 Now, da bruddas an sistas dat wen go all ova da place afta Stephen wen mahke, dey wen go all da way Fonicia, Cyprus, an Antiok, cuz Saul dem wen make da peopo dat trus Jesus suffa. An dey wen tell da Good Stuff From God, but dey ony wen tell da Jewish peopo. 20 But some a dem guys dat come from Cyprus an Cyrene, wen go Antiok, an wen start fo talk to da peopo dea dat talk Greek. Dey wen tell um da Good Stuff Bout Jesus da Boss. 21 Da Boss wen help dem, an plenny peopo wen start fo trus him.

22 Da peopo dat wen come togedda fo church inside Jerusalem wen hear bout dat, an dey wen send Barnabas Antiok side. 23 Wen he come, he see dat God wen do plenny good tings fo dem. He wen stay good inside, an wen give dem good kine words fo stick wit da Boss Jesus, an trus him wit all dea heart. 24 Barnabas, he one good guy. Godʼs Spesho Spirit stay in charge a him, an he stay trus da Boss plenny. An he wen bring plenny mo peopo fo trus da Boss Jesus.

25 Den Barnabas wen go Tarsus fo look fo da guy Saul. 26 He wen find him, an wen bring him Antiok. Barnabas an Saul wen stay togedda wit da odda bruddas an sistas dat come togedda fo church ova dea, an dey wen teach plenny peopo fo one year. Antiok was da first place wea odda peopo wen start fo call Jesus peopo “Christian.” Dat mean, “Christ kine peopo.”

27 Dat time some guys dat talk fo God wen come from Jerusalem to Antiok. 28 One a dem guys name Agabus wen stand up an Godʼs Spirit wen tell um fo say, “Goin get hard time all ova, wea eva da Rome peopo stay in charge. No goin get food notting.” (An dat wen happen wen Cesar Claudius wen stay da big king.) 29 Da peopo dat wen stick wit Jesus wen tink fo help da bruddas an sistas dat wen stay Judea side. An every guy wen give um wat he can. 30 Dey wen do dat, an dey wen send da gifs to da older leadas inside da church ova dea, an Barnabas an Saul wen take da money ova dea fo dem.

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) So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers(C) criticized him and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”(D)

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: “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. I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’

“I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

“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

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