Acts 11:2
“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem,.... From Caesarea, after he had stayed some certain days in Cornelius's house;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They that were of the circumcision - Christians who had been converted from among the Jews. Contended with him -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Contended with him - A manifest proof this that the primitive Church at Jerusalem (and no Church can ever deserve this…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 11:1-18
The preaching of the gospel to Cornelius was a thing which we poor sinners of the Gentiles have reason to reflect upon…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
they that were of the circumcision This must have been the whole Church, at the time when the event occurred, for there…
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