Acts 11:4

But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

In Context

3Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them?

5I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even unto me.

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:1A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Acts 14:27And they abode no small time with the disciples.

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:2-19

Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great… Read the whole commentary →

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