Acts 11:4

But Peter started to explain the matter to them in detail; he said,

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

In Context

3they said, “You associated with uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

5I was praying in the city of Joppa, and I had a vision of a container coming down, like a large sheet let down from heaven by its four corners. It descended to me.

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, 1 but a harsh word stirs up anger. 1

Acts 14:27When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

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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