Acts Chapter 11 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 11:2

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
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BBE Acts 11:2

And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,
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DARBY Acts 11:2

and when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision contended with him,
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KJV Acts 11:2

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
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WEB Acts 11:2

When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
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YLT Acts 11:2

and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - They that were of the circumcision. At first sight this phrase, which was natural enough in Acts 10:45, seems an unnatural one in the then condition of the Church, when all the members of it were "of the circumcision," and there were no Gentile converts at all. But the explanation of it is to be found in the circumstance of St. Luke himself being a Gentile; perhaps also, as Alford suggests, in his use of language suited to the time when he wrote. It is an indication, too, of the purpose of St. Luke in writing his history, viz. to chronicle the progress of Gentile Christianity. Peter, having completed his rounds (Acts 9:32), returned to Jerusalem, which was still the abode of the apostles. He was, no doubt, anxious to commune with his brother apostles upon the momentous matter of the Gentile converts; but he was at once attacked by the bigotry of the zealous Jews.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) They that were of the circumcision contended with him.--The conversion of the Gentiles at Caesarea had given a new significance to the name of "those of the circumcision." From this time forth they are a distinct section, often a distinct party, in the Church, and here we have the first symptom of the line which they were about to take. They contended with Peter (the tense implies continuous or repeated discussion) because he had eaten with those who were uncircumcised, and therefore, from the Jewish point of view, unclean.