Acts 11:1

Now the Apostles and the brothers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

In Context

2When Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision party started contending with him,

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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 →

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