Acts 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.
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2And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,
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Genesis 49:10The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
Psalms 96:1O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.
Isaiah 32:15Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.
Isaiah 42:1See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
Isaiah 49:6It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Isaiah 60:3And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
Matthew Henry on Acts 11:1
In this chapter we have, I. Peter's necessary vindication of what he did in receiving Cornelius and his friends into the church, from the censure he lay under for it among the brethren, and their acquiescence in it, ver. 1-18 . II. The good success of the gospel at Antioch, and the parts adjacent, ver. 19-21 . III. The carrying on of the good work that was begun at Antioch, by the ministry of Barnabas first, and afterwards of Paul in conjunction with him, and the lasting name of Christian first given to the… Read the whole commentary →