1Apoštoli i bratia v Judsku sa čoskoro dozvedeli, že aj pohania uverili Božej zvesti.2Ale keď sa Peter vrátil do Jeruzalema, niektorí kresťania židovského pôvodu3mu vyčítali: „Ty si navštevoval pohanov, ba ešte si aj s nimi jedával!“4A tak Peter vyrozprával, ako sa to stalo:5„Jedného dňa v Joppe, práve keď som sa modlil, mal som videnie: akoby sa obrovský obrus uviazaný za štyri rohy spúšťal z neba. Zastal práve pri mne.6Keď som sa doň pozorne zahľadel, uvidel som v ňom najrozmanitejšie zvieratá i divú zver, plazy i vtáky, ktoré máme zakázané jesť.7A počul som hlas:‚Vstaň, Peter, zabíjaj a jedz!‘8Odpovedal som: ‚Za nič na svete, Pane! Jakživ som nevzal do úst nič, čo zakazujú židovské zákony!‘9Ale znova zaznel hlas z neba:‚To, čo Boh očistil, nepokladaj za nečisté!‘10To sa zopakovalo tri razy a potom sa všetko vrátilo do neba.11A práve v tej chvíli pred domom, kde som býval, zastali traja muži, čo prišli po mňa z Cézarey.12Duch mi vnukol, aby som bez váhania šiel s nimi a netrápil sa, že sú to pohania. So mnou sa vydali na cestu aj títo šiesti bratia a spolu sme vošli do domu muža, ktorý po nás poslal.13Porozprával nám, ako sa mu zjavil anjel a povedal mu: ‚Pošli niekoho do Joppy a pozvi k sebe Šimona, ktorého prezývajú Peter.14On ti povie, ako môžeš byť spasený ty aj všetci v tvojom dome.‘15A tak som im hovoril o Kristu, no sotva som začal hovoriť, zostúpil na nich Svätý Duch ako vtedy na nás.16Vtedy som si spomenul na slová Pána Ježiša:‚Ján vás krstil na znamenie pokánia vodou, ale vy budete pokrstení Svätým Duchom.‘17Ak teda Boh dal pohanom rovnaký dar ako nám, keď uverili v Pána Ježiša Krista, kto som ja, aby som sa staval proti Bohu?“18Po týchto slovách už bratia nenamietali, upokojili sa a oslavovali Boha: „Teda aj pohanov prebúdza Boh k pokániu, aby sa obrátili k nemu a získali večný život!“
Založenie zboru v Antiochii
19Veriaci, ktorí sa po Štefanovej smrti pri prenasledovaní rozpŕchli z Jeruzalema, dostali sa až do Fenície, na Cyprus a do mesta Antiochie v Sýrii. Radostné zvesti o spáse hlásali iba Židom.20Ale niektorí z nich, rodáci z Cypru a Cyrény, začali po svojom príchode do Antiochie zvestovať Krista aj pohanom.21Moc Božia bola s nimi a veľké množstvo ľudí uverilo a obrátilo sa ku Kristovi.22Len čo sa o tom dopočuli v jeruzalemskom zbore, vyslali do Antiochie na pomoc Barnabáša.23Keď ta prišiel a videl, ako Božia milosť pôsobí, veľmi sa z toho tešil a povzbudzoval všetkých, aby vo svojom rozhodnutí vytrvali a zostali Pánovi verní.24Barnabáš bol vzácny muž, plný Ducha Svätého a viery. Tak bol v Antiochii získaný veľký počet ľudí pre Ježiša.25Barnabáš sa odtiaľ pobral do Tarzu, vyhľadal Saula a priviedol ho so sebou do Antiochie.26Zostali tam celý rok a vyučovali veľké množstvo veriacich. Práve v Antiochii sa začalo Kristovým nasledovníkom prvý raz hovoriť kristovci – kresťania.27Do antiochijského zboru prišli z Jeruzalema niektorí kresťania, ktorí mali dar prorockého videnia.28Jednému z nich, Agabovi, ukázal Boh, že v celej ríši vypukne hlad. To sa aj splnilo za vlády cisára Klaudia.29Kresťania v Antiochii sa preto rozhodli, že každý podľa svojich možností pomôže bratom v Judsku.30Tak aj urobili a zbierku poslali po Barnabášovi a Saulovi predstaveným zboru v Jeruzaleme.
1Now the apostles and the brothers[1] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. (Jn 21,23; Sk 11,29)2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party[2] criticized him, saying, (Sk 10,45; Rim 4,12; Gal 2,12; Kol 4,11; Tit 1,10)3“You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” (Lk 15,2; Sk 10,28; Gal 2,12; Gal 2,14)4But Peter began and explained it to them in order: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. (Sk 10,9)6Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.7And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’9But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’10This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven.11And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.12And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. (Sk 10,23; Sk 10,45; Sk 15,9)13And 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;14he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ (Jn 4,53; Sk 10,2; Sk 10,22; Sk 16,15; Sk 16,31; Sk 18,8)15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. (Sk 2,4; Sk 10,44)16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ (Mt 3,11; Sk 1,5; Sk 19,2)17If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” (Sk 2,38; Sk 5,39; Sk 10,43; Sk 10,47; Rim 9,20; Ef 1,13)18When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” (Mt 8,11; Sk 5,31; Sk 10,34; Sk 13,47; Sk 21,20; 2 Kor 7,10)
The Church in Antioch
19Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. (Sk 8,1; Sk 8,4)20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[3] also, preaching the Lord Jesus. (Jn 7,35; Sk 5,42)21And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. (Ž 80,17; Ž 89,21; Lk 1,66; Sk 9,35; Sk 13,11)22The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, (Sk 4,33; Sk 13,43; Sk 14,26; Sk 15,40; Sk 20,24; Sk 20,32; Rim 5,15; 2 Kor 6,1; Ef 3,2; Ef 3,7; Kol 1,6; 2 Tim 3,10; Tit 2,11; Hebr 12,15; 1 Pt 5,12)24for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. (Sk 5,14; Sk 6,5; Sk 11,26)25So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, (Sk 9,30)26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (Sk 26,28; 1 Pt 4,16)27Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. (Sk 13,1)28And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). (Mt 24,7; Sk 2,18; Sk 8,29; Sk 18,2; Sk 21,10)29So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers[4] living in Judea. (Sk 11,1; Sk 24,17; Rim 15,26)30And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. (Sk 12,25; Sk 14,23; Sk 15,2; Sk 15,4; Sk 15,6; Sk 16,4; Sk 20,17; Sk 21,18; 1 Tim 5,17; 1 Tim 5,19; Tit 1,5; Jak 5,14; 2 Jn 1,1; 3 Jn 1,1)