徒11:1 使徒和在犹太的弟兄们，听说外族人也接受了 神的道。
徒11:1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.
徒11:2 彼得上到耶路撒冷的时候，那些守割礼的人与他争论，
徒11:2 And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,
徒11:3 说：“你竟然到未受割礼的人那里，跟他们一起吃饭！”
徒11:3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.
徒11:4 彼得就按着次序向他们讲解，说：
徒11:4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
徒11:5 “我在约帕城祷告的时候，魂游象外，见到异象：有一件东西，好像一块大布，绑着四角，从天上降下来，一直来到我面前。
徒11:5 I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:
徒11:6 我定睛观察，看见里面有地上的四足牲畜、走兽，还有昆虫和天空的飞鸟。
徒11:6 And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.
徒11:7 我也听见有声音对我说：‘彼得，起来，宰了吃！’
徒11:7 And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
徒11:8 我说：‘主啊，千万不可，因为俗物或不洁的东西，从来没有进过我的口。’
徒11:8 But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.
徒11:9 第二次又有声音从天上回答：‘ 神所洁净的，你不可当作俗物。’
徒11:9 But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.
徒11:10 这样一连三次之后，所有的东西都拉回天上去了。
徒11:10 And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.
徒11:11 就在那个时候，有三个从该撒利亚派到我这里来的人，站在我住的房子门前。
徒11:11 And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.
徒11:12 圣灵吩咐我跟他们一起去，一点也不要疑惑。这六位弟兄也跟我一起去，我们就进了那人的家。
徒11:12 And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:
徒11:13 他告诉我们，他怎样看见天使站在他家里说：‘派人到约帕去，请那个名叫彼得的西门来，
徒11:13 And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;
徒11:14 他有话要告诉你，使你和你全家都可以得救。’
徒11:14 Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.
徒11:15 我一开始讲话，圣灵就降在他们身上，正像当初降在我们身上一样。
徒11:15 And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.
徒11:16 我就想起主所说的话：‘约翰用水施洗，但你们要受圣灵的洗。’
徒11:16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.
徒11:17 神既然把同样的恩赐给他们，像给我们这些信了主耶稣基督的人一样，我是谁，我能够阻止 神吗？”
徒11:17 If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?
徒11:18 众人听见这些话，就默然无声，把荣耀归给 神，说：“这样看来， 神也把悔改的心赐给外族人，使他们得生命。”
徒11:18 And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
徒11:19 那些因司提反事件遭受苦难而四散的门徒，一直走到腓尼基、塞浦路斯、安提阿；他们不对别人传讲，只对犹太人传讲。
徒11:19 Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.
徒11:20 但其中有些塞浦路斯人和古利奈人，来到安提阿，也对希腊人传讲主耶稣。
徒11:20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.
徒11:21 主的手与他们同在，信而归主的人就多起来。
徒11:21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.
徒11:22 这事传到耶路撒冷教会的耳中，他们就派巴拿巴到安提阿去。
徒11:22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:
徒11:23 他到了那里，看见 神所施的恩，就很欢喜，劝勉众人坚心靠主。
徒11:23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
徒11:24 巴拿巴是个好人，满有圣灵和信心，于是许多人归了主。
徒11:24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.
徒11:25 后来他到大数去找扫罗，
徒11:25 Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;
徒11:26 找到了，就带他来安提阿。足足有一年，他们一同在教会聚集，教导了许多人。门徒称为基督徒，是从安提阿开始的。
徒11:26 And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.
徒11:27 那时，有几位先知从耶路撒冷下到安提阿。
徒11:27 Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
徒11:28 其中有一个名叫亚迦布的站起来，借着圣灵指出天下将要有大饥荒；这事在革老丢时期果然发生了。
徒11:28 And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
徒11:29 于是门徒决定按着各人的力量捐款，好送给住在犹太的弟兄。
徒11:29 And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:
徒11:30 他们就这样行了，由巴拿巴和扫罗经手送到长老们那里。
徒11:30 Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.