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Acts 11:1
1And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of 1God;
Acts 11:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
- New International Version (NIV)The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Context of Acts 11:1
And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God; 2and when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision contended with him, 3saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and hast eaten with them.
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Ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 11:1
- Acts 8:14And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
- Galatians 1:17nor went I up to Jerusalem to those [who were] apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.
- Acts 10:34And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,
- Acts 14:27And having arrived, and having brought together the assembly, they related to them all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
- Acts 15:3They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of [those of] the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren.
- Genesis 49:10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
- Psalms 96:1Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.
- Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory.
- Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
- Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
- Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
- Isaiah 49:6— and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- Isaiah 52:10Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
- Isaiah 60:3And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.
- Isaiah 62:2And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory; and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah will name.
Commentaries on Acts 11:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea - According to Calmet, Judea is here put in opposition to Caesarea, which, though situated in Palestine, passed for a Greek city, being principally inhabited by Pagans, Greeks, or Syrians.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And the apostles and brethren - The Christians who Were in Judea. Heard - So extraordinary an occurrence as that at Caesarea, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles, and their reception into the church, would excite attention, and be likely to produce much sensitiveness in regard to the conduct of Peter and those with him. It was so contrary to all the ideas of the Jews, that it is not to be wondered at that it led to contention.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Peter's defence. (1-18) The success of the gospel at Antioch. (19-24) The disciples named Christians, Relief sent to Judea. (25-30) Verses 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. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18Jews traditionally kept themselves separate and did not eat or interact in a social setting with Gentiles (10:28; 22:21–22; see John 4:9, 27; 18:28; Galatians 2:12–14). The Jewish Christians in Jerusalem learned that Gentiles had received the word of God. Then they criticized Peter's unusual actions and asked for an explanation, which Peter provided.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-11. the apostles and brethren ... in Judea--rather, "throughout Judea."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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