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THE MESSAGE
Acts 11:1
The news traveled fast and in no time the leaders and friends back in Jerusalem heard about it—heard that the non-Jewish "outsiders" were now "in." When Peter got back to Jerusalem, some of his old associates, concerned about circumcision, called him on the carpet: "What do you think you're doing rubbing shoulders with that crowd, eating what is prohibited and ruining our good name?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
King James Version (1611)
And the Apostles, and brethren that were in Iudea, heard that the Gentiles had also receiued the word of God.
And the Apostles, and brethren that were in Iudea, heard that the Gentiles had also receiued the word of God.
King James Version
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
English Standard Version
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
New American Standard Bible
Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
New Century Version
The apostles and the believers in Judea heard that some who were not Jewish had accepted God's teaching too.
The apostles and the believers in Judea heard that some who were not Jewish had accepted God's teaching too.
Amplified Bible
Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].
Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Berean Standard Bible
The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Contemporary English Version
The apostles and the followers in Judea heard that Gentiles had accepted God's message.
The apostles and the followers in Judea heard that Gentiles had accepted God's message.
Complete Jewish Bible
The emissaries and the brothers throughout Y'hudah heard that the Goyim had received the word of God;
The emissaries and the brothers throughout Y'hudah heard that the Goyim had received the word of God;
Darby Translation
And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;
And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;
Easy-to-Read Version
The apostles and the believers in Judea heard that non-Jewish people had accepted God's teaching too.
The apostles and the believers in Judea heard that non-Jewish people had accepted God's teaching too.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe the Apostles and the brethren that were in Iudea, heard, that the Gentiles had also receiued the worde of God.
Nowe the Apostles and the brethren that were in Iudea, heard, that the Gentiles had also receiued the worde of God.
George Lamsa Translation
AND the apostles and the brethren who were in Juda heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
AND the apostles and the brethren who were in Juda heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Good News Translation
The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Lexham English Bible
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.
Literal Translation
And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also received the Word of God.
And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also received the Word of God.
American Standard Version
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Bible in Basic English
Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.
Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.
Hebrew Names Version
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Yehudah heard that the Goyim had also received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Yehudah heard that the Goyim had also received the word of God.
International Standard Version
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
Etheridge Translation
And the apostles and brethren who were in Jihud heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of Aloha.
And the apostles and brethren who were in Jihud heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of Aloha.
Murdock Translation
And it was reported to the legates and the brethren in Judaea, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
And it was reported to the legates and the brethren in Judaea, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the apostles & brethre that were in Iurie, hearde that ye heathe had also receaued the worde of God.
And the apostles & brethre that were in Iurie, hearde that ye heathe had also receaued the worde of God.
English Revised Version
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
World English Bible
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Weymouth's New Testament
Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;
Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the apostlis, and the britheren that weren in Judee, herden that also hethene men resseyueden the word of God, and thei glorifieden God.
And the apostlis, and the britheren that weren in Judee, herden that also hethene men resseyueden the word of God, and thei glorifieden God.
Update Bible Version
Now the apostles and the brothers that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
New English Translation
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
New King James Version
Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
New Living Translation
Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God.
Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God.
New Life Bible
The missionaries and followers who were in the country of Judea heard that the people who were not Jews also had received the Word of God.
The missionaries and followers who were in the country of Judea heard that the people who were not Jews also had received the Word of God.
New Revised Standard
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the Apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judaea heard that, the nations also, had welcomed the word of God.
Now the Apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judaea heard that, the nations also, had welcomed the word of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Revised Standard Version
Now the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Now the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the Apostles and the brethren that were thorowout Iewry harde saye that the hethen had also receaved the worde of God.
And the Apostles and the brethren that were thorowout Iewry harde saye that the hethen had also receaved the worde of God.
Young's Literal Translation
And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,
And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Apostles and the brethren that were in Iewrye, herde saye, that the Heythen also had receaued the worde of God.
The Apostles and the brethren that were in Iewrye, herde saye, that the Heythen also had receaued the worde of God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
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.
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
It wasn't long before the word got out that outsiders had been invited into God's outfit.
It wasn't long before the word got out that outsiders had been invited into God's outfit.
Contextual Overview
1The news traveled fast and in no time the leaders and friends back in Jerusalem heard about it—heard that the non-Jewish "outsiders" were now "in." When Peter got back to Jerusalem, some of his old associates, concerned about circumcision, called him on the carpet: "What do you think you're doing rubbing shoulders with that crowd, eating what is prohibited and ruining our good name?" 4So 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. 7"Then I heard a voice: ‘Go to it, Peter—kill and eat.' I said, ‘Oh, no, Master. I've never so much as tasted food that wasn't kosher.' The voice spoke again: ‘If God says it's okay, it's okay.' This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the sky. 11"Just then three men showed up at the house where I was staying, sent from Caesarea to get me. The Spirit told me to go with them, no questions asked. So I went with them, I and six friends, to the man who had sent for me. He told us how he had seen an angel right in his own house, real as his next-door neighbor, saying, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, the one they call Peter. He'll tell you something that will save your life—in fact, you and everyone you care for.' 15"So I started in, talking. Before I'd spoken half a dozen sentences, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us the first time. I remembered Jesus' words: ‘John baptized with water; you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' So I ask you: If God gave the same exact gift to them as to us when we believed in the Master Jesus Christ, how could I object to God?" 18 Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. "It's really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the apostles: Acts 8:14, Acts 8:15, Galatians 1:17-22
the Gentiles: Acts 10:34-38, Acts 14:27, Acts 15:3, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 96:1-10, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 32:15, Isaiah 35:1, Isaiah 35:2, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 52:10, Isaiah 60:3, Isaiah 62:2, Jeremiah 16:19, Hosea 2:23, Amos 9:11, Amos 9:12, Micah 5:7, Zephaniah 2:11, Zephaniah 3:9, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 8:20-23, Malachi 1:11, Matthew 8:11, Mark 16:5, Luke 2:32, Romans 15:7-12
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Matthew 10:5 - Go Acts 11:18 - hath Acts 11:22 - tidings Acts 17:11 - they received 1 Corinthians 15:1 - which also 1 Timothy 1:15 - worthy
Cross-References
Isaiah 19:18
On that Day, more than one city in Egypt will learn to speak the language of faith and promise to follow God -of-the-Angel-Armies. One of these cities will be honored with the title "City of the Sun."
On that Day, more than one city in Egypt will learn to speak the language of faith and promise to follow God -of-the-Angel-Armies. One of these cities will be honored with the title "City of the Sun."
Zephaniah 3:9
"In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address God in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel. They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers, they'll come praying— All my scattered, exiled people will come home with offerings for worship. You'll no longer have to be ashamed of all those acts of rebellion. I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders. No more pious strutting on my holy hill! I'll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit— What's left of Israel that's really Israel. They'll make their home in God . This core holy people will not do wrong. They won't lie, won't use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they'll live at peace."
"In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address God in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel. They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers, they'll come praying— All my scattered, exiled people will come home with offerings for worship. You'll no longer have to be ashamed of all those acts of rebellion. I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders. No more pious strutting on my holy hill! I'll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit— What's left of Israel that's really Israel. They'll make their home in God . This core holy people will not do wrong. They won't lie, won't use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they'll live at peace."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea,.... The rest of the twelve apostles, and the private members of the churches that were in Judea, for there were in it now more churches than that at Jerusalem, Acts 9:31
heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God; as well as Samaria, Acts 8:14 the news by some means or other were quickly brought to them, and no doubt but they also heard that they had received the Holy Ghost, his extraordinary gifts, as well as his special grace, though no mention is made of them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the apostles and brethren - The Christians who Were in Judea.
Heard ... - So extraordinary an occurrence as that at Caesarea, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles, and their reception into the church, would excite attention, and be likely to produce much sensitiveness in regard to the conduct of Peter and those with him. It was so contrary to all the ideas of the Jews, that it is not to be wondered at that it led to contention.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XI.
Peter returns to Jerusalem, and is accused of having associated
with the Gentiles, 1-3.
He defends himself by relating at large the whole business
concerning Cornelius, 4-17.
His defense is accepted, and the whole Church glorifies God for
having granted unto the Gentiles repentance unto life, 18.
An account of the proceedings of those who were scattered abroad
by the persecution that was raised about Stephen; and how they
had spread the Gospel among the circumcision, in Phoenice,
Cyprus, and Antioch, 19-21.
The Church at Jerusalem, hearing of this, sends Barnabas to
confirm them in the faith, 22, 23.
His character, 24.
He goes to Tarsus to seek Saul, whom he brings to Antioch, where
the disciples are first called CHRISTIANS, 25, 26.
Certain prophets foretell the dearth which afterwards took place
in the reign of the Emperor Claudias, 27, 28.
The disciples send relief to their poor brethren to Judea, by
the hands of Barnabas and Saul, 29. 30.
NOTES ON CHAP. XI.
Verse Acts 11:1. And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea — According to Calmet, Judea is here put in opposition to Caesarea, which, though situated in Palestine, passed for a Greek city, being principally inhabited by Pagans, Greeks, or Syrians.
