1 God’s leaders and friends in Judea heard that not Jewish people said yes to God’s word. 2 Peter came to Jerusalem. Some men who liked many rules argued with him. ️️ 3 They said, “You went to not Jewish men and ate with them.” ️ 4 Peter began to tell the story from the start. 5 Peter said, “I was in Joppa. I prayed. I saw a big cloth come down from the sky.” ☁️⬇️ 6 “I looked in it. I saw many animals and birds.” 7 “I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter. Make food. Eat.’” ️ 8 “I said, ‘No, Lord. I have never eaten not clean food.’” ♂️ 9 “The voice from the sky said, ‘God made it clean. Do not call it not clean.’” ☁️✅️ 10 “This happened three times. Then the cloth went back up to the sky.” 3️⃣⬆️ 11 “Right then, three men came to the house. They were from Caesarea.” ♂️♂️♂️ 12 “God’s Holy Spirit told me, ‘Go with them. Do not fear.’ Six friends went with me. We went in the man’s house.” ️➡️ 13 “The man told us, ‘I saw an angel in my house. He said, “Send for Simon Peter from Joppa.”’” 14 “‘He will tell you good news so you and your family can be safe with God.’” 15 “As I began to talk, God’s Holy Spirit came on them, like at the start on us.” ️❤️ 16 “Then I remembered what Jesus said: <jesus>John used water. All of you will be washed by God’s Holy Spirit.</jesus>” ️ 17 “So God gave them the same gift He gave us when we trusted the Lord Jesus. I could not say no to God.” 18 When they heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “God lets not Jewish people turn to Him and live!” 19 Bad men hurt Jesus’ friends after Stephen. The friends ran to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They told the good news to Jewish people only. ♂️️ 20 Some men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch. They told the good news about the Lord Jesus to not Jewish people too. ✝️ 21 The Lord helped them. Many people believed and turned to the Lord. ➡️❤️ 22 The church in Jerusalem heard this. They sent Barnabas to Antioch. ✉️➡️️ 23 Barnabas came and saw that God was kind to them. He was glad. He told them, “Stay with the Lord with all your heart.” 24 Barnabas was a good man. He was full of God’s Holy Spirit and faith. Many people came to the Lord. ️ 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to find Saul. ♂️➡️ 26 He found Saul and brought him to Antioch. For one year they met with the church and taught many people. In Antioch the friends were first called Christians. ⛪️1️⃣✝️ 27 In those days, men who tell God’s words came from Jerusalem to Antioch. ️ 28 One man, Agabus, stood up. God’s Holy Spirit showed him a big no-food time was coming over the world. It came when a ruler named Claudius was king. ❌ 29 The friends, each one as they could, chose to send help to the friends in Judea. 30 They did this. They sent the gifts by Barnabas and Saul to the church leaders. ➡️➡️⚖️