Acts 11:1
Now the Apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God.
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2Then, when Peter had gone up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued against him,
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The scepter from Judah and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away, until he who will be sent arrives, and he will be the expectation of Gentiles.
Psalms 96:1This is to David, when his land was restored to him. The Lord has reigned, let the earth exult. Let the many islands rejoice.
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured over us from on high. And the desert will be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.
Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.
Isaiah 49:6and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”
Isaiah 60:3And the nations will walk in your light, and the kings will walk by the splendor of your rising.
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 →