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Acts 11:2

SimonJerusalem

1 The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

3 and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

4 But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

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BSB
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
KJV
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
WEB
When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
ASV
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
DARBY
and when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision contended with him,
BLB
And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision began contending with him,
ÅB
Da nå Peter kom opp til Jerusalem, gikk de av omskjærelsen i rette med ham og sa:
OTB
Da Peter dro opp til Jerusalem, tok de jødiske troende opp saken med ham,
B1930
Da nu Peter kom op til Jerusalem, gikk de av omskjærelsen i rette med ham og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 10:45

    All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 15:1

    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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  • Galatians 2:12–14

    For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

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  • Acts 21:20–23

    When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

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  • Acts 10:9

    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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  • Acts 15:5

    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

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