¹彼得向耶路撒冷教會報告使徒和在猶太的弟兄們，聽說外族人也接受了　神的道。

¹Now the apostles and the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

²彼得上到耶路撒冷的時候，那些守割禮的人與他爭論，

²When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

³說：“你竟然到未受割禮的人那裡，跟他們一起吃飯！”

³saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

⁴彼得就按著次序向他們講解，說：

⁴But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

⁵“我在約帕城禱告的時候，魂遊象外，見到異象：有一件東西，好像一塊大布，綁著四角，從天上降下來，一直來到我面前。

⁵“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

⁶我定睛觀察，看見裡面有地上的四足牲畜、走獸，還有昆蟲和天空的飛鳥。

⁶When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

⁷我也聽見有聲音對我說：‘彼得，起來，宰了吃！’

⁷I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

⁸我說：‘主啊，千萬不可，因為俗物或不潔的東西，從來沒有進過我的口。’

⁸But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

⁹第二次又有聲音從天上回答：‘　神所潔淨的，你不可當作俗物。’

⁹But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

¹⁰這樣一連三次之後，所有的東西都拉回天上去了。

¹⁰This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹就在那個時候，有三個從該撒利亞派到我這裡來的人，站在我住的房子門前。

¹¹Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

¹²聖靈吩咐我跟他們一起去，一點也不要疑惑。這六位弟兄也跟我一起去，我們就進了那人的家。

¹²The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

¹³他告訴我們，他怎樣看見天使站在他家裡說：‘派人到約帕去，請那個名叫彼得的西門來，

¹³He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

¹⁴他有話要告訴你，使你和你全家都可以得救。’

¹⁴who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

¹⁵我一開始講話，聖靈就降在他們身上，正像當初降在我們身上一樣。

¹⁵As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁶我就想起主所說的話：‘約翰用水施洗，但你們要受聖靈的洗。’

¹⁶I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

¹⁷　神既然把同樣的恩賜給他們，像給我們這些信了主耶穌基督的人一樣，我是誰，我能夠阻止　神嗎？”

¹⁷If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

¹⁸眾人聽見這些話，就默然無聲，把榮耀歸給　神，說：“這樣看來，　神也把悔改的心賜給外族人，使他們得生命。”

¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

¹⁹安提阿的教會那些因司提反事件遭受苦難而四散的門徒，一直走到腓尼基、塞浦路斯、安提阿；他們不對別人傳講，只對猶太人傳講。

¹⁹They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

²⁰但其中有些塞浦路斯人和古利奈人，來到安提阿，也對希臘人傳講主耶穌。

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, A Hellenist is someone who keeps Greek customs and culture. preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹主的手與他們同在，信而歸主的人就多起來。

²¹The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

²²這事傳到耶路撒冷教會的耳中，他們就派巴拿巴到安提阿去。

²²The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

²³他到了那裡，看見　神所施的恩，就很歡喜，勸勉眾人堅心靠主。

²³who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴巴拿巴是個好人，滿有聖靈和信心，於是許多人歸了主。

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵後來他到大數去找掃羅，

²⁵Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶找到了，就帶他來安提阿。足足有一年，他們一同在教會聚集，教導了許多人。門徒稱為基督徒，是從安提阿開始的。

²⁶When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷那時，有幾位先知從耶路撒冷下到安提阿。

²⁷Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸其中有一個名叫亞迦布的站起來，藉著聖靈指出天下將要有大饑荒；這事在革老丟時期果然發生了。

²⁸One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹於是門徒決定按著各人的力量捐款，好送給住在猶太的弟兄。

²⁹As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰他們就這樣行了，由巴拿巴和掃羅經手送到長老們那裡。

³⁰which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.