Acts 11:2

So when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision faction began disputing with him,

Text-Critical English 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, “Yoʋ went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

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Cross References

Acts 10:9On the next day, as the men were traveling along and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about the sixth hour.

Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers: “If you are not circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 21:20When they heard this, they began glorifying the Lord. Then they said to him, “Yoʋ see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have become believers, 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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