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Acts 11:3 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. "
Acts 11:3
Verse in Context
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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
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Acts 11:1
"And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God."
Acts 11:2
"And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,"
Acts 11:4
"But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,"
Acts 11:5
"I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:"
Acts 11:6
"Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air."
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