Peter Reports to the Church
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Now the apostles and 1the brothersa who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, 2the circumcision party criticized him, saying,
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But Peter began and explained it to them in order:
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5"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.
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Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.
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And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
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But I said, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
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But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has made clean, do not call common.'
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This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven.
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And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.
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And the Spirit told me to go with them, 6making no distinction. 7These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.
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And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter;
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And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 12'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Atos 11:1
Ora, ouviram os apóstolos e os irmãos que estavam na Judéia que também os gentios haviam recebido a palavra de Deus.
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