ACTS 11:2 o[te de. … peritomh/j {A} The text of several Western witnesses (D ifd, p vgmss syrh with * copG67) differs widely from that preserved in other witnesses. Codex Bezae reads o` me.n ou=n Pe,...
Verse Acts 11:2. _CONTENDED WITH HIM_] A manifest proof this that the _primitive_ Church at Jerusalem (and no Church can ever deserve this name but the Jerusalem Church) had no conception of St. Pete...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION - Christians who had been converted from among the Jews. CONTENDED WITH HIM - Disputed; reproved him; charged him with being in fault. This is one of the circumstanc...
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,...
THEY, &C. See note on Acts 10:45. CONTENDED. were contending. Greek. _diakrino._ App-122. WITH. against. Greek. _pros._ App-104....
_they that were of the circumcision_ This must have been the whole Church, at the time when the event occurred, for there were no Christians as yet except Jews and proselytes, but St Luke's narrative...
ΔΙΕΚΡΊΝΟΝΤΟ ΠΡῸΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ, _they contended with him_. The verb is the same which is used (Acts 10:20), with a negative, μηδὲν διακρινόμενος, _nothing doubting_, and presently in this chapter (Acts 11:12...
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...
ΆΝΈΒΗ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G305) подходить, ΔΙΕΚΡΊΝΟΝΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΔΙΑΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1252) выступать, выступать против, спорить с кем-л. (RWP; Barrett). О значении предложного с...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION CONTENDED WITH HIM,— How good an argument soever this may be against the supremacy of St. Peter, it is none against the inspiration of the apostles; for it only prov...
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...
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And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, AND WHEN PETER WAS COME UP TO JERUSALEM - probably hastening his return there, in order to report th...
31 The conversion of Cornelius is not in accord with the truth for today. Salvation is not offered to those who have access to God in prayer, for such are already saved. It is for sinners, and the ung...
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...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION] This may either mean the whole Church of Jerusalem in contrast with Cornelius and his friends, or the Judaising party in that Church which, perhaps, already existed...
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...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION CONTENDED WITH HIM. — The conversion of the Gentiles at Cæsarea had given a new significance to the name of “those of the circumcision.” From this time forth they ar...
διεκρίνοντο, _cf._ Jude, Acts 11:9, with dative of the person (Polyb., ii., 22, 11). For similar construction as here see LXX, Ezekiel 20:35-36, see Grimm-Thayer, _sub v._ Otherwise in Acts 10:20. οἱ...
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...
Disputed against him. St. Epiphanius makes Cerintbus, who was the next heresiarch to Simon Magus, the author of this dispute. He likewise says it was he, who excited the Jews against St. Paul, (Acts x...
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...
2._They reasoned with him. _Obstinacy doth for the most part accompany error. This was now a fault having in it too gross ignorance, in that they did not quietly receive the Gentiles into their bosom,...
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...
AND WHEN PETER WAS COME UP TO JERUSALEM,.... From Caesarea, after he had stayed some certain days in Cornelius's house; so a journey from Caesarea to Jerusalem is called an ascending from the one to t...
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, Ver. 2. _Contended with him_] They should rather have commended him: so hard it is to part with a roote...
_The apostles and brethren heard_ To their great surprise; _that the Gentiles had also received the word of God_ That not only the Jews who were dispersed in the Gentile countries, and the Gentiles wh...
THEY-OF THE CIRCUMCISION; the believing Jews. CONTENDED WITH HIM; found fault with him for associating with, and preaching the gospel to Gentiles, called, in verse Acts 11:3, the uncircumcised. They h...
PETER'S DEFENSE AGAINST THE JUDAIZING BRETHREN. The attack:...
AND WHEN PETER WAS COME UP TO JERUSALEM, THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION CONTENDED WITH HIM,...
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...
AND WHEN PETER CAME UP TO JERUSALEM, THOSE OF THE CIRCUMCISION CONTENDED WITH HIM, 1. When Peter got back to Jerusalem - they were ready for him. 2. Those of the circumcision - Jewish Christians 3....
"And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him"Come up to Jerusalem" With the six brethren that had accompanied him in the first place (Acts 11:12). No...
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...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION; they were such Jews as conversed with them of the church, and argued against them for taking in the Gentiles into any fellowship with them. But it may be that the b...
Acts 11:2 And G2532 when G3753 Peter G4074 up G305 (G5627) to G1519 Jerusalem G2414 of G1537 circumcision...
‘And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, “You went in to men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.” ' So when Peter arrived back in Jeru...
_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 11:2. WHEN PETER WAS COME UP TO JERUSALEM. For what reason he went thither we are not told. He seems to have gone direct from Cæsarea. The form of expression is that which would be natural to des...
THEY THAT WERE OF THE CIRCUMCISION (ο εκ περιτομης). Literally, those of circumcision (on the side of circumcision, of the circumcision party). The phrase in Acts 10:46 is confined to the six brethr...
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...
WHEN PETER WENT UP TO JERUSALEM. The Jewish Christians who made up the "group" at Jerusalem [who still "kept" the Tradition (Acts 21:20)] and the Samaritan Christians were all _circumcised._ Cornelius...
_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 10:45; Acts 10:9; Acts 15:1; Acts 15:5; Acts 21:20;...
They of the circumcision. See on ch. Acts 5:45....
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...