and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
Parallel translations
- WEB saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”
- KJV Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
- NKJV saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”
- NASB saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
- NLT “You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.
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Quick answer
They object that Peter went in to and ate with uncircumcised men. Table fellowship with Gentiles was the heart of their concern.
Overview
Eating with Gentiles violated the boundary markers that had long set Israel apart. The objection shows how radical Peter's action seemed to tradition-minded believers. Peter's coming defense will demonstrate that God Himself authorized this fellowship, foreshadowing the larger truth that in Christ the dividing wall is removed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Acts 10:28He 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.
- Gal 2:12For 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.
- Luke 15:2So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- 2 Jn 1:10If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
- Acts 10:23So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
- 1 Cor 5:11But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
- Acts 10:48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
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