Acts 11:2

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

In Context

1Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

3saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

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Cross References

Acts 10:9Now on the next day, as they were traveling and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, at about the sixth hour.

Acts 15:1And certain men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, “If you are not circumcised in the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 21:20And hearing this, they were glorifying the Lord, saying to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;

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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