1 A čuše i apostoli i braća koji behu u Judeji da i neznabošci primiše reč Božju. 2 I kad iziđe Petar u Jerusalim, prepirahu se s njim koji behu iz obrezanja, 3 govoreći: Ušao si k ljudima koji nisu obrezani, i jeo si s njima. 4 A Petar počevši kazivaše im redom govoreći: 5 Ja bejah u gradu Jopi na molitvi, i došavši izvan sebe videh utvaru, gde silazi sud nekakav kao veliko platno na četiri roglja i spušta se s neba, i dođe do preda me. 6 Pogledavši u nj opazih i videh četvoronožna zemaljska, i zverinje i bubine i ptice nebeske. 7 A čuh glas koji mi govori: Ustani, Petre! Pokolji i pojedi. 8 A ja rekoh: Nipošto Gospode! Jer ništa pogano i nečisto nikad ne uđe u usta moja. 9 A glas mi odgovori drugom s neba govoreći: Šta je Bog očistio ti ne pogani. 10 A ovo bi triput; i uze se opet sve na nebo. 11 I gle, odmah tri čoveka staše pred kućom u kojoj bejah, poslani iz Ćesarije k meni. 12 A Duh mi reče da idem s njima ne premišljajući ništa. A dođoše sa mnom i ovo šest braće, i uđosmo u kuću čovekovu. 13 I kaza nam kako vide anđela u kući svojoj koji je stao i kazao mu: Pošlji ljude u Jopu i dozovi Simona prozvanog Petra, 14 koji će ti kazati reči kojima ćeš se spasti ti i sav dom tvoj. 15 A kad ja počeh govoriti siđe Duh Sveti na njih, kao i na nas u početku. 16 Onda se opomenuh reči Gospodnje kako govoraše: Jovan je krstio vodom, a vi ćete se krstiti Duhom Svetim. 17 Kad im dakle Bog dade jednak dar kao i nama koji verujemo Gospoda svog Isusa Hrista; ja ko bejah da bi mogao zabraniti Bogu? 18 A kad čuše ovo, umukoše, i hvaljahu Boga govoreći: Dakle i neznabošcima Bog dade pokajanje za život. 19 A oni što se rasejaše od nevolje koja posta za Stefana, prođoše tja do Finikije i Kipra i Antiohije, nikom ne govoreći reč do samim Jevrejima. 20 A neki od njih behu Kiprani i Kirinci, koji ušavši u Antiohiju govorahu Grcima propovedajući jevanđelje o Gospodu Isusu. 21 I beše ruka Božija s njima; i mnogo ih verovaše i obratiše se ka Gospodu. 22 A dođe reč o njima do ušiju crkve koja beše u Jerusalimu; i poslaše Varnavu da ide tja do Antiohije; 23 koji došavši i videvši blagodat Božju, obradova se, i moljaše sve da tvrdim srcem ostanu u Gospodu; 24 jer beše čovek blag i pun Duha Svetog i vere. I obrati se mnogi narod ka Gospodu. 25 Varnava, pak, iziđe u Tars da traži Savla; i kad ga nađe, dovede ga u Antiohiju. 26 I oni se celu godinu sastajaše onde s crkvom, i učiše mnogi narod; i najpre u Antiohiji nazvaše učenike hrišćanima. 27 A u te dane siđoše iz Jerusalima proroci u Antiohiju. 28 I ustavši jedan od njih, po imenu Agav, objavi glad veliku koja htede biti po vasionom svetu; koji i bi za Klaudija ćesara. 29 A od učenika odredi svaki koliko koji mogaše da pošalju u pomoć braći koja življahu u Judeji. 30 Koje i učiniše poslavši starešinama preko ruke Varnavine i Savlove.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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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The persecution turned out to be no slight benefit as "to them that love God all things work together for good." (Rom. viii. 28.) If they had made it their express study how best to establish the Church, they would have done no other thing than this--they dispersed the teachers. Mark in what quarters the preaching was extended.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
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)
And ye, when there is a question of precedence, claim to take place of the whole word, forasmuch as our city first crowned itself with the name of Christian; but in the competition of chastity, ye are not ashamed to be behind the rudest cities.
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)