Acts 11:2

and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;

3"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

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Cross References

Acts 10:9The next day, while they were still on their journey and were getting near the town, about noon Peter went up on the house-top to pray.

Acts 15:1But certain persons who had come down from Judaea tried to convince the brethren, saying, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved."

Acts 21:20And they, when they had heard his statement, gave the glory to God. Then they said, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of Jews there are among those who have accepted the faith, and they are all zealous upholders of 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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