Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Acts 11:6
Fastened mine eyes; it speaketh his great intention of mind upon it; God so ordering of it, that it might leave the greater impression upon him.
Fastened mine eyes; it speaketh his great intention of mind upon it; God so ordering of it, that it might leave the greater impression upon him.
See Acts 10:9....
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Peter's Defense in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1)._ 2. The Beginning of the Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19). 3. Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22). 4. The Prophecy of Agabus ...
PETER DEFENDS HIS ACTION AT JERUSALEM. As Philip's action at Samaria (Acts 8:14), so here Peter's doings at Cæ sarea are reported at Jerusalem. The Samaritans were, in many respects, Jews, but Corneli...
PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
The apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judaea heard that the Gentiles too had received the word of God. So when Peter came up to Jerusalem those of the circumcision criticized him because,...
UPON. Unto. Greek. _eis._ App-104. WHEN. HAD... EYES. having gazed. Greek. _atenizo._ App-133. See note on Acts 1:10. CONSIDERED. Greek. _katanoeo._ App-133. FOURFOOTED BEASTS. Greek. _tetrapous,_...
_I considered_ Better, "I beheld....
ΚΑΤΕΝΌΟΥΝ, _I beheld_. So LXX. (Exodus 33:8) καὶ κατενοοῦσαν�, of the people watching Moses as he went up the mountain. Cf. also Psalms 90:8, Psalms 93:9....
Acts 11:1-18. THE JUDÆO-CHRISTIANS BLAME PETER. HE MAKES HIS DEFENCE AT JERUSALEM...
_PETER'S DEFENSE OF HIS VISIT TO THE GENTILES ACTS 11:1-18:_ The apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. When Peter returned to Jerusalem he...
ΆΤΕΝΊΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΆΤΕΝΊΖΩ (G816) смотреть пристально. "Пока я пристально смотрел на него..." ΚΑΤΕΝΌΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΝΟΈΩ (G2657) соображать, понимать, обращать внимание...
AT JERUSALEM. Acts 11:1-18. a. News reaches Jerusalem; objection. Acts 11:1-3. Acts 11:1 Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of...
See notes one verse 4...
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 sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: I WAS IN TH...
4 So important is this new departure that Peter's rehearsal before his indignant brethren is given in full, for it removes the great obstacle which lay in the way of the further spread of the evangel....
THE EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH TO JUDÆA AND SAMARIA (ACTS 8:4 TO ACTS 11:18) The Christians, scattered by persecution, preach everywhere through Judaea and Samaria. The places specially mentioned are Sa...
THE FIRST GENTILE CHURCH 1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem. Those Christians who maintained the need of observing the Ceremonial Law did not attack the baptism itself...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 11 PETER’S REPORT TO THE *CHURCH IN *JERUSALEM, 11:1-18 V1 The *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the *Gentiles also had receive...
UPON THE WHICH WHEN I HAD FASTENED MINE EYES, I CONSIDERED. — Here again we trace the same kind of vividness as in the previous verse. The Apostle recalls the intense eager gaze with which he had look...
κατενόουν, _cf._ Acts 7:31-32; Matthew 7:3; Luke 6:41, R.V., etc., the seeing is the result of the considering “ _contemplabar_ singula, effectus comprehenditur aoristo” εἶδον. θηρία : not specially m...
FOLLOWING A PLAIN COURSE Acts 11:1-18 It is very interesting here to find Peter on the defensive. We have always thought of him as masterful and strong, the born leader of men, whose authority was ab...
It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusalem...
Peter Explains His Actions News of the events in Cornelius' house reached Jerusalem and the apostles, even, apparently, before Peter made his way back to the city. Prior to the baptism of Cornelius an...
PETER'S REPORT AT JERUSALEM 1-13. Immediately after Peter's glorious revival at Caesarea he goes straight to Jerusalem, accompanied by the six Joppa brethren who had witnessed the new departure and th...
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea 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 wi...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
Acts 11:19 begins the narration of the new order of things by which the ministry of Paul is distinguished. Among those who were scattered abroad on the occasion of Stephen's death, and who went as far...
UPON THE WHICH WHEN I HAD FASTENED MINE EYES,.... Not of his body, but of his mind; for this was only in vision presented to him, when he was as Paul was, not knowing whether in the body or out of it:...
_But Peter rehearsed_ Εξετιθετο, _laid open; the matter from the beginning_ Of the vision which he had seen, which was evidently designed to dispose him to such condescension, and gave them a full det...
UPON THE WHICH WHEN I HAD FASTENED MINE EYES, I CONSIDERED, AND SAW FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS OF THE EARTH, AND WILD BEASTS, AND CREEPING THINGS, AND FOWLS OF THE AIR....
The rehearsal of Peter:...
News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly o...
:!7 17 IF THEREFORE GOD GAVE THEM THE SAME GIFT AS _HE GAVE_ US WHEN WE BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND GOD? " 1. What was similar to Pentecost? 1. Cornelius was...
BUT PETER EXPLAINED _IT_ TO THEM IN ORDER FROM THE BEGINNING, SAYING: 5 " I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from h...
1-18 The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. An...
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‘But Peter began, and expounded the matter to them in order, saying, “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain container descending, as it were a great sheet let d...
_Apologetic Account by St. Peter at Jerusalem of the Conversion of Cornelius, Acts 11:1_. The commentators have given far too little attention to this section of the Apostolic History. Thus in the exc...
Acts 11:6. UPON WHICH WHEN I HAD FASTENED MINE EYES, I CONSIDERED. This, again, is an addition of value, both because of the animation it communicates to this narrative, and because the argument is st...
WHEN I HAD FASTENED MY EYES (ατενισας). This personal touch Peter adds from his own experience. See on Luke 4:20; Acts 3:4; Acts 3:12 for this striking verb ατενιζω, to stretch the eyes towards, fir...
CONTENTS: Peter vindicates his ministry to the Gentiles. Name «Christians» first applied at Antioch. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Spirit, Peter, angel, John, Stephen, Barnabas, Saul, Agabus, Caesar. CONCLUSIO...
Acts 11:2. _They of the circumcision contended with him._ Those who were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and conv...
SO PETER GAVE THEM A FULL ACCOUNT. To show that he had done what God has authorized him to do. Compare notes on _chapter 10._...
_And the apostles and brethren … heard … And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him._ THE DISPUTE IN THE EARLY CHURCH Learn-- 1. That even among...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 11:1. THE APOSTLES.—Peter and John (Acts 8:14), with James (Acts 12:2), and possibly the rest of the Twelve. THE BRETHREN.—The body of disciples....
EXPOSITION ACTS 11:1 _Now_ for _and_, A.V.; _the_ _brethren _for brethren, A.V.; _also had_ for _had also_, A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great revolution would travel to the metrop...
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come back to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision had a fight wi...
Acts 3:4; Luke 4:20...
I considered. See on Matthew 8:3; Luke 22:24; Luke 22:27....
PREJUDICE TURNED TO PRAISE Acts 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS After Peter's visit to the home of Cornelius and his return to Judea he learned that the Apostles and brethren there had heard how the Gentile...