Acts 11:3
on the ground that he had visited people who were not circumcised, and had taken meals with them.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
In Context
2But, when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who were converts from Judaism began to attack him,
4So Peter began to relate the facts to them as they had occurred.
Cross References
Luke 15:2but the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law found fault. “This man always welcomes outcasts, and takes meals with them!” they complained.
Acts 10:28“You are doubtless aware that it is forbidden for a Jew to be intimate with a foreigner, or even to enter his house; and yet God has shown me that I ought not to call anyone defiled or unclean.
1 Corinthians 5:11But, as things are, I say that you are not to associate with anyone who, although a follower of Christ in name, is immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or grasping – no, not even to sit down to eat with such people.
2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive them into your house or even welcome them;
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 →