1The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ 8“I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9“The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’10This 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 stopped at the house where I was staying. 12The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’ 15“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with⚓water, but you will be baptized with⚓the Holy Spirit.’17So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” 18When 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.”
The Church in Antioch
19Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. 20Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. 25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26and 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 were called Christians first at Antioch. 27During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) 29The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
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Petu qha nwg teg num rua cov ntseeg huv Yeluxalee
1Cov tubkhai hab cov kwvtij kws nyob huv Yutia nov xuv tas lwm haiv tuabneeg tub txais yuav Vaajtswv txujlug hab. 2Thaus Petu moog txug huv lub nroog Yeluxalee cov ntseeg kws ua kevcai txav txawm ywg nwg tas, 3“Ua caag koj moog rua huv cov tuabneeg kws tsw tau ua kevcai txav hab nrug puab noj mov ua ke?” 4Petu txhad chiv pav ua ib qeb zuj zug rua puab noog tas, 5“Thaus kuv nyob huv lub moos Yaupa hab saamswm thov Vaajtswv, kuv ua yug quas toog pum ib yaam zoo le ib daim ntaub daav daav khi plaub lub kaum tso nqeg sau ntuj lug ze ntawm kuv. 6Kuv saib mas pum muaj tej tsaj nruab nqhuab plaub txhais teg taw, tsaj qus tsaj nkaag hab tej noog sau nruab ntug. 7Hab kuv nov ib lub suab has rua kuv tas, ‘Petu, ca le sawv tseeg muab tua noj.’ 8Kuv has tas, ‘Tsw tau, tug Tswv, vem tas yaam kws qas lossws tsw dawb huv tsw txeev nkaag rua huv kuv lub qhov ncauj hlo le.’ 9Tassws lub suab rov has sau ntuj tuaj zag ob has tas, ‘Yaam kws Vaajtswv muab ntxuav lawm koj tsw xob has tas qas.’ 10Tej hov lug tshwm peb zag tes txhua yaam hov txawm raug muab nqaa rov moog sau ntuj lawm. 11Mas taamswm hov txawm muaj peb tug yawm tuaj sawv ntawm lub tsev kws peb⚓ nyob, puab raug khaiv huv lub moos Xixaleya tuaj cuag kuv. 12Vaaj Ntsuj Plig txawm has kuas kuv nrug puab moog tsw xob ua xyem xyaav. Hab rau tug kwvtij nuav kuj nrug kuv moog, mas peb nkaag moog rua huv tug yawm hov lub tsev. 13Nwg txhad pav rua peb noog tas nwg tau pum ib tug tubkhai ntuj tshwm lug rua huv nwg tsev le caag hab has rua nwg tas, ‘Ca le khaiv tuabneeg moog rua lub moos Yaupa hab coj Ximoo kws hu tas Petu tuaj, 14mas nwg yuav qha txuj xuv zoo kws yuav cawm koj hab koj tsev tuabneeg dim.’ 15Thaus kuv chiv qha, Vaaj Ntsuj Plig kws dawb huv txawm nqeg lug rua sau puab ib yaam le thaus chiv thawj lug rua sau peb. 16Mas kuv txhad ncu txug tug Tswv tej lug kws nwg has tas, ‘Yauhaa coj tuabneeg ua kevcai raus huv dej tassws mej yuav ua kevcai raus huv Vaaj Ntsuj Plig kws dawb huv.’ 17Yog Vaajtswv tub pub rua puab cov ib yaam le thaus peb ntseeg tug Tswv Yexu Kheto es pub rua peb, kuv yog leejtwg es kuv yuav taav Vaajtswv?” 18Thaus puab nov tej lug hov lawd puab txawm tsw muaj lug has. Puab qhuas Vaajtswv has tas, “Vaajtswv tub pub lwm haiv tuabneeg ntxeev dua sab tshab txhad tau txujsa hab.”
Pawg ntseeg huv lub moos Aathi‑au
19Thaus Xatefanau raug muab tua hab cov ntseeg raug kev tswm txom, tes txawm tswv ua saab ua sua moog, ib txha moog txug lub xeev Finikia hab Xaipla hab lub moos Aathi‑au. Puab tsuas yog pav txuj xuv zoo rua cov Yutai noog xwb. 20Puab cov hov muaj qee leej kws yog tuabneeg Xaipla hab tuabneeg Khulene moog txug huv lub moos Aathi‑au kuj pav txuj xuv zoo has txug tug Tswv Yexu rua cov tuabneeg Kili noog. 21Hab Vaajtswv txhais teg nrug nraim puab, txhad muaj tuabneeg coob coob ntseeg hab tig lug cuag tug Tswv. 22Tej xuv nuav nrov lug txug pawg ntseeg huv Yeluxalee, puab txhad khaiv Npananpa moog rua lub moos Aathi‑au. 23Thaus Npananpa moog txug hab pum qhov kws Vaajtswv hlub puab nwg zoo sab xyiv faab. Nwg txhawb puab tug zug kuas puab suavdawg muab lub sab xwb hlo rua tug Tswv. 24Npananpa yog ib tug tuabneeg zoo hab muaj Vaaj Ntsuj Plig hab kev ntseeg puv npo. Muaj tuabneeg coob lug ntseeg tug Tswv tsaav ntxwv. 25Npananpa txhad moog nrhav Xolau ntawm lub moos Thaxa. 26Thaus nrhav tau lawd, nwg txhad coj Xolau lug rua huv lub moos Aathi‑au. Ob tug koom ua ke rua huv pawg ntseeg tau ib xyoos hab qhuab qha cov ntseeg coob heev. Huv lub moos Aathi‑au nuav yog thawj zag kws cov ntseeg raug hu ua Khixatia.⚓ 27Lub swjhawm hov muaj cov xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug tuaj huv Yeluxalee tuaj rua huv lub moos Aathi‑au. 28Puab cov muaj ib tug hu ua Akanpa sawv tseeg lug has pum tom hauv ntej lawv le Vaaj Ntsuj Plig kuas nwg has, has tas yuav muaj kev tshaib plaab luj heev thoob plawg lub nplajteb. Tej xwm txheej nuav muaj tshwm lug rua ncua kws fuabtais Khaunti‑au kaav. 29Cov thwjtim txhua tug has hum tas yuav pub nyaj lawv le txhua tug muab tau xaa moog paab cov kwvtij kws txom nyem huv lub xeev Yutia. 30Puab kuj ua le ntawd mas muab rua Npananpa hab Xolau xaa moog rua cov kws saib cov ntseeg.