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1 La noticia de que también los gentiles habían recibido la palabra de Dios no tardó en llegar a oídos de los apóstoles y de los demás hermanos de Judea.
1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
2 Cuando Pedro llegó a Jerusalén, los creyentes judíos le armaron una discusión.
2 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
3 ―¿Por qué anduviste con gentiles y hasta comiste con ellos? —le preguntaron.
3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”
4 Pedro se limitó a contarles los pormenores del caso.
4 But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
5 ―Un día, en Jope —les dijo—, mientras oraba, se me presentó una visión: del cielo bajaba un gran lienzo atado por las cuatro puntas.
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 Sobre el lienzo había toda clase de cuadrúpedos, fieras, reptiles y pájaros.
6 When 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 Entonces escuché una voz que me dijo: “Levántate Pedro, mata y come”.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’
8 “Señor, no”, repliqué, “porque nunca he comido nada que sea impuro o inmundo”.
8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
9 Entonces la voz me dijo: “Lo que Dios ha limpiado, no lo llames impuro”.
9 But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’
10 La visión se repitió dos veces más. Luego el lienzo y todo lo que contenía desapareció en el cielo.
10 This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11 »En aquel mismo instante llegaron a la casa donde yo estaba tres hombres que venían a verme desde Cesarea.
11 Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
12 El Espíritu me dijo que fuera con ellos sin dudar. Estos seis hermanos que están aquí conmigo me acompañaron y llegamos a la casa de cierto hombre.
12 The Spirit told me to go with them without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.
13 Aquel hombre nos contó cómo un ángel se le había aparecido y le había dicho que enviara mensajeros a Jope a buscar a un tal Simón Pedro.
13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,
14 El ángel le aseguró que yo le diría cómo él y su familia podrían alcanzar la salvación.
14 who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’
15 »Pues bien, cuando apenas estaba comenzando a contarles las buenas noticias, el Espíritu Santo cayó sobre ellos de la misma forma en que cayó sobre nosotros al principio.
15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
16 Eso me hizo recordar las palabras del Señor: “Sí, Juan bautizó con agua, pero ustedes serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo”.
16 I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’
17 Ahora, díganme, si Dios mismo les dio a los gentiles el mismo don que nos dio a nosotros cuando creímos en el Señor Jesucristo, ¿quién era yo para oponerme a Dios?».
17 If 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 Aquellas palabras bastaron para acallar las objeciones, y alabaron a Dios. ―Sí —exclamaban—, Dios ha concedido también a los gentiles el volverse a él para recibir la vida.
18 When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”
19 Los creyentes que habían huido de Jerusalén durante la persecución después de la muerte de Esteban, fueron a parar a Fenicia, Chipre y Antioquía. A lo largo del camino fueron esparciendo las buenas noticias, pero sólo entre los judíos.
19 They 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 Sin embargo, varios de los creyentes que fueron a Antioquía desde Chipre y Cirene, comunicaron también las buenas noticias acerca del Señor Jesús a los griegos.
20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.
21 El poder del Señor estaba con ellos y muchas personas se hicieron creyentes y se convirtieron al Señor.
21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
22 Cuando la iglesia de Jerusalén se enteró de lo que estaba pasando, enviaron a Bernabé a Antioquía.
22 The 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 Cuando él llegó y vio las maravillas que Dios estaba haciendo, lleno de alegría alentó a los creyentes a permanecer fieles al Señor.
23 who, 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 Bernabé era bondadoso, lleno del Espíritu Santo y de fe. Un gran número de personas fue añadido al Señor.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
25 Después Bernabé fue a Tarso a buscar a Saulo, y lo llevó a Antioquía,
25 Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
26 donde permanecieron juntos un año entero con la iglesia, dedicados a enseñar a mucha gente. Fue en Antioquía donde por primera vez llamaron cristianos a los discípulos.
26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
27 En aquellos días llegaron a Antioquía, procedentes de Jerusalén, varios profetas.
27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 Uno de ellos, Ágabo, se puso de pie y predijo por medio del Espíritu que iba a haber una gran hambre en todo el mundo (predicción que se cumplió durante el reinado de Claudio).
28 One 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 Los discípulos decidieron enviar ayuda a los hermanos de Judea, para lo cual cada uno contribuyó en la medida de sus fuerzas.
29 As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
30 Y luego encomendaron a Bernabé y a Saulo la tarea de llevar las ofrendas a los ancianos.
30 which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Agabus
A prophet who foretold a great famine in the days of Claudius and later bound his feet and hands with Paul's belt to predict Paul's arrest at Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:28; Acts 21:10
Barnabas
A Levite from Cyprus named Joseph and nicknamed Barnabas, 'son of encouragement,' who sold a field for the church, brought Saul to the apostles, and traveled with him as a…
Cited in the guide: Acts 4:36; Acts 9:27; Acts 11:22
Claudius
The emperor in whose reign the great famine predicted by Agabus occurred; he ordered all Jews to leave Rome, which brought Aquila and Priscilla to Corinth.
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:28; Acts 18:2
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 22:27; Malachi 1:11; Romans 15:7–12; Isaiah 32:15; Acts 14:27
- 2 Acts 10:45; Acts 15:1; Galatians 2:12–14; Acts 21:20–23; Acts 10:9
- 3 Acts 10:28; Galatians 2:12; Luke 15:2; Acts 10:23; 1 Corinthians 5:11
- 4 Luke 1:3; Acts 14:27; Joshua 22:21–31; Proverbs 15:1
- 5 Acts 10:9–32; Amos 8:2; Acts 22:17; Amos 7:4–7; Acts 9:10
- 6 Luke 4:20; Acts 3:4
- 8 Romans 14:14; 1 Corinthians 7:14; Hosea 9:3; Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 11:47
- 9 Acts 15:9; Hebrews 9:13–14; Acts 10:34–35; Acts 10:28; 1 Timothy 4:5
- 10 John 13:38; John 21:17; Numbers 24:10; 2 Corinthians 12:8
- 11 Acts 9:10–12; Exodus 4:27; Exodus 4:14; Acts 10:17–18
- 12 Acts 8:29; Romans 3:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 10:23; Acts 10:45
- 13 Acts 10:30–32; Acts 10:22; Acts 9:43; Acts 10:3–6; Acts 12:11
- 14 Acts 16:15; Acts 10:22; Acts 16:31–34; Acts 10:2; Genesis 17:7
- 15 Acts 19:6; Acts 10:34–46; Acts 2:2–12; Acts 4:31
- 16 Acts 1:5; Mark 1:8; Proverbs 1:23; Luke 3:16; Matthew 3:11
- 17 Acts 10:47; Romans 9:20–26; Romans 11:34–36; Job 33:13; Acts 15:8–9
- 18 Romans 10:12–13; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Ezekiel 36:26; 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Acts 20:21
- 19 Acts 15:35; Acts 15:3; Acts 21:2; Acts 4:36; Acts 15:22
- 20 Acts 13:1; Matthew 27:32; Ephesians 3:8; Acts 6:9; Acts 2:10
- 21 Acts 2:47; Luke 1:66; Acts 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Acts 9:35
- 22 Acts 9:27; Acts 15:22; Acts 8:14; Acts 11:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:6
- 23 1 Corinthians 15:58; Acts 14:22; 1 John 2:28; Acts 13:43; 2 Timothy 3:10
- 24 Acts 5:14; Acts 11:21; Psalm 112:5; Acts 9:31; Acts 6:5
- 25 Acts 9:11; Acts 9:30; Acts 9:27; Acts 21:39
- 26 1 Peter 4:16; Acts 26:28; 1 Peter 4:14; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 27 Acts 13:1; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11; Matthew 23:34; Acts 15:32
- 28 Acts 21:10; Acts 18:2; Luke 2:1; Luke 3:1; 1 Kings 17:1–16
- 29 2 Corinthians 8:12–14; 2 Corinthians 8:2–4; Galatians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 16:1–2; Romans 15:25–27
- 30 Acts 12:25; Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 5:17; Acts 15:6; Acts 15:4
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Then the disciples, every one according to his ability, determined to send relief to the elders for the brethren which dwelt in Judæa, which also they did by the hands of Barnabas and Saul." And in the case of the necessaries presented to him, wherewith the same Apostle Paul when setting sail was laden, food seems to have been furnished …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians after the Lord's ascension, as we read in the Acts of the Apostles: and certain houses were afterwards called by the new names of hospices and monasteries; but the things themselves existed prior to their names, and are confirmed by religious truth, which also forms their defense against …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
For although the disciples of Christ were not yet called by such a name,--because it was after His ascension, in Antioch, first that the disciples began to be called Christians, --yet the thing itself, that afterwards assumed such a name, already existed, those who were afterwards called Christians were already disciples; and this common name, like the common faith, they …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)