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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and said, &#8220You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "You went to men having uncircumcision, and ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />saying, &#8220You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and [even] ate with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, &#8220You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />they said, "You stayed in the homes of Gentiles, and you even ate with them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They said, "You went to visit men who were uncircumcised, and you even ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said, ?You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "You went to men having uncircumcision, and ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> saying -- 'Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, That thou camest in to men having uncircumcision, and didst eat With them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />saying, “Why did you enter to uncircumcised men, and why did you eat with them?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />saying, “You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Saying he had entered into the houses of uncircumcised men and had eaten with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />As they were saying that he had entered into the presence of the uncircumcised and had eaten with them.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />saying: You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />that, You went in unto men having uncircumcision, and ate with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />saying, Thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision, and hast eaten with them.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />saying, that he went in to men holding uncircumcision, and ate with them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/11-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3536" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Peter's Report at Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: Eisēlthes (V-AIA-2S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">“You visited</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold."></a> <a href="/greek/203.htm" title="203: akrobystian (N-AFS) -- From akron and probably a modified form of posthe; the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised state or person.">uncircumcised</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andras (N-AMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">men</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4906.htm" title="4906: synephages (V-AIA-2S) -- To eat with. From sun and esthio; to take food in company with.">ate with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-7.htm">Acts 15:7-9</a></span><br />After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. / And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. / He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-12.htm">Galatians 2:12-14</a></span><br />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. / The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. / When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-11.htm">Matthew 9:11</a></span><br />When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Mark 2:16</a></span><br />When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Luke 5:30</a></span><br />But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2</a></span><br />So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a></span><br />For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Romans 3:29-30</a></span><br />Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, / since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12</a></span><br />For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-11.htm">Colossians 3:11</a></span><br />Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Isaiah 56:3-7</a></span><br />Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.” / For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— / I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, You went in to men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-23.htm">Acts 10:23,28,48</a></b></br> Then called he them in, and lodged <i>them</i>. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2</a></b></br> And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a></b></br> But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/10-41.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/acts/11-2.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/acts/10-41.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/acts/10-41.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/acts/10-41.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/10-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/10-20.htm">Them</a> <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Wentest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-11.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/acts/11-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/acts/11-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/21-6.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Them</a> <a href="/romans/2-26.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Wentest</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-1.htm">Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-5.htm">makes his defense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-18.htm">which is accepted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-19.htm">The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Barnabas is sent to confirm them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-26.htm">The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/11-27.htm">They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and said,</b><br>This phrase introduces the response of the Jewish believers in Jerusalem to Peter's actions. It reflects the early church's struggle with integrating Gentile believers. The use of "said" indicates a verbal confrontation, highlighting the tension between Jewish customs and the new Christian faith.<p><b>“You visited uncircumcised men</b><br>The term "uncircumcised men" refers to Gentiles, who were not part of the Jewish covenant community. Circumcision was a sign of the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>), and Jews traditionally avoided close association with Gentiles to maintain ritual purity. This phrase underscores the cultural and religious barriers that existed between Jews and Gentiles, which the early church had to navigate.<p><b>and ate with them.”</b><br>Eating with Gentiles was considered a significant breach of Jewish law and tradition, as it implied fellowship and acceptance. In Jewish culture, meals were a sign of community and shared values. By eating with Gentiles, Peter was demonstrating the breaking down of barriers through Christ, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a>, where Paul speaks of Christ as our peace, who has made both groups one. This act prefigures the inclusion of Gentiles into the church, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, which speaks of salvation reaching the ends of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' apostles, who played a crucial role in the early church. In this passage, he is being questioned by Jewish believers for his actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_believers.htm">Jewish Believers</a></b><br>These are the circumcised believers in Jerusalem who were concerned about Peter's interaction with Gentiles, reflecting the early church's struggle with Jewish-Gentile relations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a></b><br>Non-Jewish people who were considered "uncircumcised" and traditionally separated from Jewish religious practices. Peter's interaction with them was groundbreaking.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central hub of early Christianity and the location where Peter was questioned by the Jewish believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius'_household.htm">Cornelius' Household</a></b><br>The Gentile family with whom Peter shared the Gospel, leading to their conversion and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_down_barriers.htm">Breaking Down Barriers</a></b><br>The early church faced significant cultural and religious barriers. Peter's actions demonstrate the Gospel's power to transcend these barriers, emphasizing that salvation is for all people, regardless of background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_vision.htm">Obedience to God's Vision</a></b><br>Peter's willingness to follow God's vision, even when it went against cultural norms, is a powerful example of obedience. We are called to follow God's leading, even when it challenges our traditions or comfort zones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The early church's struggle with Jewish-Gentile relations highlights the importance of unity in diversity. As believers, we should embrace and celebrate our differences, recognizing that we are all one in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_stand_firm.htm">Courage to Stand Firm</a></b><br>Peter faced criticism for his actions, yet he stood firm in his conviction that God had called him to reach out to the Gentiles. We, too, must be prepared to stand firm in our faith, even when facing opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit's work in Cornelius' household underscores the Spirit's role in guiding and empowering believers to fulfill God's mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_red-pilled_mean.htm">Why am I accountable for sins if birth wasn't my choice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_outside_acts_for_these_seven.htm">Acts 6:3 - Is there any historical evidence outside the Book of Acts to confirm the selection of these specific seven men 'full of the Spirit and wisdom'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_paul_and_peter_have_distinct_missions.htm">Galatians 2:7 - Why does Paul assert distinct missions for himself and Peter when Acts describes overlapping evangelistic activities, creating a potential contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_original_sin_oppose_justice.htm">Why does original sin contradict justice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised.</span>--The words cannot well be translated otherwise, but the Greek (literally, <span class= "ital">men with a foreskin</span>) is somewhat more expressive of scorn than the merely negative form of the English. The same word is commonly used by St. Paul where he discusses the relation between circumcision and uncircumcision (<a href="/context/romans/2-25.htm" title="For circumcision truly profits, if you keep the law: but if you be a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.">Romans 2:25-26</a>; <a href="/context/romans/4-9.htm" title="Comes this blessedness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.">Romans 4:9-10</a>; <a href="/context/1_corinthians/7-18.htm" title="Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.">1Corinthians 7:18-19</a>, <span class= "ital">et al.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou wentest in</span>, etc. The circumstance of his eating with Cornelius and his friends is not expressly recorded in <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a>, but almost necessarily follows from what is there stated. It had been seized upon as the chief sting in their report by those who brought the news to Jerusalem. Observe the total absence of anything like papal domination on the part of Peter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/11-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[and] said,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγοντες</span> <span class="translit">(legontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You visited</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἰσῆλθες</span> <span class="translit">(Eisēlthes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">uncircumcised</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκροβυστίαν</span> <span class="translit">(akrobystian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_203.htm">Strong's 203: </a> </span><span class="str2">From akron and probably a modified form of posthe; the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised state or person.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνδρας</span> <span class="translit">(andras)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate with</span><br /><span class="grk">συνέφαγες</span> <span class="translit">(synephages)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4906.htm">Strong's 4906: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat with. From sun and esthio; to take food in company with.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.”</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/11-3.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 11:3 Saying You went in to uncircumcised men (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/11-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 11:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 11:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/11-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 11:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 11:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>