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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 11:2
They that were of the circumcision contended with him. The Jewish
Christians, of whom the church at Jerusalem was entirely composed. The
Gentiles of Caesarea were the first uncircumcised persons admitted, the
Samaritans being a circumcised people. The apostles and church
generally seemed to understand that Jesus was the world's Savior, but
thought that all who came to him must accept Judaism also and be
circumcised before baptism. How deep-rooted their ideas were is shown
by Peter's own case. It took (1) a vision, (2) the command of the Lord,
(3) the call of Cornelius, and (4) the descent of the Holy Spirit on
the Gentiles, to remove his and his brethren's scruples about baptizing
the Gentiles. It is, therefore, no wonder that his course was called in
question.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 10:45
Acts 11:2
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