# Daily Bible Reading | Acts 11 - From: Resonate Church — DISC | Resonate Bible Reading Plan - Sent: December 23, 2025 (2025-12-23T12:01:06.381Z) - Web version: https://resonatechurch.flowforth.co/emails/disc-resonate-bible-reading-plan/1813 - More emails: https://resonatechurch.flowforth.co/emails/disc-resonate-bible-reading-plan --- [![](https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Fcf7ebbc1-eaca-4046-86f9-54f6cb303b54%2Fresonate_logo_3x1_2025-06-24T00-26-16-978Z.png)](https://resonatemovement.org) [![Introduction to Acts](https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Fcf7ebbc1-eaca-4046-86f9-54f6cb303b54%2FActs_2025-10-26T00-16-59-407Z.png)](https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-acts/) [Introduction to Acts](https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-acts/) # ***ACTS 11*** --- *Peter Reports to the Church* \[1\] Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. \[2\] So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, \[3\] “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” \[4\] But 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. \[6\] Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. \[7\] And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ \[8\] But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ \[9\] But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ \[10\] This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. \[11\] And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. \[12\] And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. \[13\] And 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; \[14\] he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ \[15\] As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. \[16\] And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ \[17\] If 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?” \[18\] When 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.” *The Church in Antioch* \[19\] Now 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. \[20\] But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. \[21\] And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. \[22\] The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. \[23\] When 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, \[24\] for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. \[25\] So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, \[26\] and 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. \[27\] Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. \[28\] And 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). \[29\] So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. \[30\] And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. (ESV)