Acts 11:3

Acts 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

Context of Acts 11:3

1The apostles and the other believers in Judea heard that Gentiles had also believed the message from God. 2Peter then returned from Caesarea and he arrived in Jerusalem. Some of the Jews there who were believers spoke against him. These Jews thought that all believers should be circumcised. So they said to Peter, ‘You stayed in the house of men who were not circumcised. You even ate meals with them!’ 4Peter then began to explain everything that had happened. He said to them, 5‘I was staying in a house in the city of Joppa. One day, when I was praying, I had a special dream. In this vision, I saw something that came down from heaven. It was like a large piece of cloth. Somebody held it at each of its four corners and let it come down to the ground next to me.

Acts 11:3 word by word

λέγοντες ὅτι εἰσῆλθες πρὸς ἄνδρας ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας καὶ συνέφαγες αὐτοῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Thou wentest inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• ·ἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustia · uncircumcisionG203
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• didst eat withσυνεσθίωsunesthiō · to eat withG4906
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 11:3

• Acts 10:23Then Peter said to the men, ‘Please come into the house and stay here with us tonight.’ The next day, Peter left Joppa to go to Caesarea with Cornelius's men. Some believers who lived in Joppa travelled with them.
• Luke 15:2The Pharisees and teachers of God's Law did not like this. ‘This man is friendly with people that do not obey God,’ they said. ‘He even eats with them in their homes.’
• 1 Corinthians 5:11Now I am telling you this: I was talking about people who say that they are believers. If they say that, but they have sex in a wrong way, do not be friends with them. It is the same if they want many things for themselves. They may worship idols. They may insult people. They may often get drunk. They may deceive people and rob them. If one of your own group does things like that, do not even agree to eat a meal with them.
• 2 John 1:10Someone may come to you and teach you something that is different. Do not receive that person into your house. Do not receive him as a Christian.

Commentaries on Acts 11:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised - In a Jew, this was no small offense; and, as they did not know the reason of St. Peter's conduct, it is no wonder they should call him to account for it, as they considered it to be a positive transgression of the law and custom of the Jews. There is a remarkable addition here in the Codex Bezae, which it will be well to notice. The second verse of the chapter begins thus: - Now Peter had a desire for a considerable…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And didst eat with them - See the notes on Acts 10:13-14.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

Topics related to Acts 11:3

• Bigotry
• Gentiles
• Peter

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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