The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

CHAP. XI.

1 And the Apostles and brethren which were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had embraced the word of God. 2 And when Peter was gone up to Jerusalem, those which were of the Circumcision reasoned with him, 3 Saying: Thou wentest in unto men uncircumcised, and hast eaten with them. 4 And Peter began, and expounded to them in order saying: 5 I was in the City Joppa, praying, and being in a trance I saw a vision: to wit, a certain vessel coming down from heaven, like a great sheet; tied by the four corners, which came even unto me: 6 Which when I considered earnestly, I saw then four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the heaven. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me: Arise Peter, slay, and eat. 8 Then I said, Not so Lord: Because there never entered into my mouth, any common or unclean thing. 9 And the voice answered me the second time from heaven: Profane not thou those things which God hath made clean. 10 And this was done thrice. And they were all received into heaven again. 11 And behold, the same hour three men stood nigh the house wherein I sate, being sent unto me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit commanded me to go with them, doubting nothing. And they came with me, and these six brethren. And we entered the mans house. 13 And he told us how he had seen an Angel standing at his house, and saying to him: Send men to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter, 14 Who shall speak to thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. 15 Furthermore when I began to speak, the holy Ghost fell down upon them, even as upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said: John truly hath baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy Ghost. 17 Therefore seeing that God had given them the like gift as unto us, which believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could let God? ⟨p. 265⟩18 When they had heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: then hath God also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

1 ANd the Apostles and brethren which were in Iudea, hearde that the Gentiles also had embraced the word of God. 2 And when Peter was gone vp to Ierusalem, those which were of the Circumcision reasoned with him, 3 Saying: Thou wentest in vnto men vncircumsised, and hast eaten with them. 4 And Peter began, and expounded to them in order saying: 5 I was in the Citie Ioppa, praying, and being in a trance I saw a vision: to wit, a certaine vessell comming downe from heauen, like a great sheet; tyed by the fower corners, which came euen vnto me: 6 Which when I considered earnestlie, I sawe then fower footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes, and creeping thinges, and byrds of the heauen. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me: Arise Peter, slea, and eate. 8 Then I said, Not so Lorde: Because there neuer entred into my mouth, any common or vncleene thing. 9 And the voice answered me the second time from heauen: Prophane not thou those things which God hath made cleane. 10 And this was done thrise. And they were all receiued into heauen againe. 11 And behold, the same houre three men stoode nigh the house wherein I sate, being sent vnto me from Cesarea. 12 And the Spirit commaunded me to goe with them, doubting nothing. And they came with mee, and these sixe brethren. And wee entred the mans house. 13 And hee tolde vs howe he had seene an Angel standing at his house, and saying to him: Sende men to Ioppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter, 14 Who shall speake to thee wordes, whereby thou and all thy house shall bee saued. 15 Furthermore when I began to speake, the holy Ghost fell downe vpon them, euen as vpon vs at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the worde of the Lorde, howe hee had saide: Iohn truely hath baptized with water, but you shall bee baptized with the holie Ghost. 17 Therefore seing that God had giuen them the like gift as vnto vs, which beleeued in the Lord Iesus Christ, who was I that I could let God?