Acts 11:4

Mace New Testament

but Peter represented the whole affair to them,

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Pete was upfront with them about what had happened.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

Bible in Basic English
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

Darby Translation
But Peter began and set forth [the matter] to them in order, saying,

New King James Version
But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying:

Christian Standard Bible®
Peter began to explain to them in an orderly sequence, saying:

World English Bible
But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then Peter beginning, laid all things before them in order, saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa,

Weymouth's New Testament
Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

King James Version (1611)
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order vnto them, saying,

Literal Translation
But beginning, Peter set out to them in order, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Peter beganne, and expounded the thinge in order vnto the and sayde:

THE MESSAGE
So Peter, starting from the beginning, laid it out for them step-by-step: "Recently I was in the town of Joppa praying. I fell into a trance and saw a vision: Something like a huge blanket, lowered by ropes at its four corners, came down out of heaven and settled on the ground in front of me. Milling around on the blanket were farm animals, wild animals, reptiles, birds—you name it, it was there. Fascinated, I took it all in.

Amplified Bible
But Peter began [at the beginning] and explained [the events] to them step by step, saying,

American Standard Version
But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,

Revised Standard Version
But Peter began and explained to them in order:

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then Peter began and expounded ye thinge in order to the sayinge:

Update Bible Version
But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] to them in order, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning, and expounded [it] by order to them, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

New Century Version
So Peter explained the whole story to them.

New English Translation
But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

Contemporary English Version
Then Peter told them exactly what had happened:

Complete Jewish Bible
In reply, Kefa began explaining in detail what had actually happened:

English Standard Version
But Peter began and explained it to them in order:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
Then Simon began to recite the facts one after another, saying,

Hebrew Names Version
But Kefa began, and explained to them in order, saying,

International Standard Version
Then Peter began to explain to them point by point what had happened. He said,Luke 1:3;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And Shemun put forth in order to say to them,

Murdock Translation
And Simon began to address them methodically:

New Living Translation
Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.

New Life Bible
Then Peter began to tell all that had happened from the beginning to the end. He said,

English Revised Version
But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But Peter, making a beginning, went on to set forth the matter unto them in order, saying -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:

King James Version
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

Lexham English Bible
But Peter began and explained it to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the begynnyng, and expounded it by order vnto them, saying:

Easy-to-Read Version
So Peter explained the whole story to them.

New American Standard Bible
But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

Good News Translation
So Peter gave them a complete account of what had happened from the very beginning:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Petre bigan, and expownede to hem bi ordre,

Contextual Overview

¹ In the mean time, the apostles, and the brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles had likewise receiv'd the word of God. ² and when Peter was return'd to Jerusalem, the Jewish converts objected to his conduct, ³ and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised? ⁴ but Peter represented the whole affair to them, ⁵ saying, as I was at prayers in Joppa, I saw something like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, which descended from heaven, and came just to me. ⁶ as I was considering it very attentively, I saw several quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. ⁷ then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat. ⁸ but I said, Lord, by no means: for I never did eat any thing impure, and defiled. ⁹ but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified. ¹⁰ this was done three times, and then the whole scene was mounted to heaven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Acts 14:27, Joshua 22:21-31, Proverbs 15:1, Luke 1:3

Reciprocal: Acts 21:19 - he declared

Cross-References

Luke 1:51
he hath displayed the strength of his arm, and has confounded the proud by the devices of their hearts.

John 5:44
how can you believe, who are catching at honour one from another, regardless of that glory that comes from God only?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning,.... Of the vision at Joppa;

and expounded it by order unto them; or related every particular, in a very methodical and orderly manner: he did not insist upon his authority as an apostle, and much less pretended to a primacy to the rest of the apostles; but submitted to have his case heard, examined, and judged of by the body of the brethren.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But Peter rehearsed - Greek: Peter beginning, explained it to them in order; that is, he began with the vision which he saw, and gave a narrative of the various events in order, as they actually occurred. A simple and unvarnished statement of facts is usually the best way of disarming prejudice and silencing opposition. Opposition most commonly arises from prejudice, or from false and exaggerated statements, and such opposition can be best removed, not by angry contention, but by an unvarnished relation of facts. In most cases prejudice will thus be disarmed, and opposition will die away, as was the case in regard to the admission of the Gentiles to the church.

And expounded it - Explained it; stated it as it actually occurred.

In order - One event after another, as they happened. He thus showed that his own mind had been as much biased as theirs, and stated in what manner his prejudices had been removed. It often happens that those who become most zealous and devoted in any new measures for the advancement of religion were as much opposed to them at first as others. They are led from one circumstance to another, until their prejudices die away, and the providence and Spirit of God indicate clearly their duty.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 11:4. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order] εξετιθετο αυτοις καθεξης. This is the very style of St. Luke; see his Gospel, Luke 1:3. To remove their prejudice, and to give them the fullest reasons for his conduct, he thought it best to give them a simple relation of the whole affair; which he does, as we have seen in the preceding chapter, with a few additional circumstances here. See the notes before.