the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Acts 11:4
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Peter began to explain to them step by step:
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order vnto them, saying,
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
But Peter began and explained it to them in order:
But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,
So Peter explained the whole story to them.
But Peter began [at the beginning] and explained [the events] to them step by step, saying,
But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,
But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,
But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
Then Peter told them exactly what had happened:
In reply, Kefa began explaining in detail what had actually happened:
But Peter began and set forth [the matter] to them in order, saying,
So Peter explained the whole story to them.
Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,
Then Simon began to recite the facts one after another, saying,
So Peter gave them a complete account of what had happened from the very beginning:
But Peter began and explained it to them in an orderly sequence, saying,
But beginning, Peter set out to them in order, saying,
But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
But Kefa began, and explained to them in order, saying,
Then Peter began to explain to them point by point what had happened. He said,Luke 1:3;">[xr]
And Shemun put forth in order to say to them,
And Simon began to address them methodically:
But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,
But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
Then Peter beginning, laid all things before them in order, saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa,
Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.
And Petre bigan, and expownede to hem bi ordre,
But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] to them in order, saying,
But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning, and expounded [it] by order to them, saying,
But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying:
Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.
Then Peter began to tell all that had happened from the beginning to the end. He said,
Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying,
But Peter, making a beginning, went on to set forth the matter unto them in order, saying -
But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:
But Peter began and explained to them in order:
Then Peter began and expounded ye thinge in order to the sayinge:
And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,
But Peter beganne, and expounded the thinge in order vnto the and sayde:
but Peter represented the whole affair to them,
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.
Pete was upfront with them about what had happened.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Acts 14:27, Joshua 22:21-31, Proverbs 15:1, Luke 1:3
Reciprocal: Acts 21:19 - he declared
Cross-References
But there were Giantes in those dayes in ye earth: yea & after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of me, and hadde begotten chyldren of them, the same became myghtie men of the worlde, and men of renowme.
And so the Lorde scattered them from that place into the vpper face of all the earth, and they left of to buylde that citie.
And therfore is the name of it called Babel, because the Lord dyd there confounde the language of all the earth: and from thence dyd the Lorde scatter them abrode vpon the face of all the earth.
And Sem liued after he begat Arphaxad fiue hundreth yeres, and begat sonnes and daughters.
And Arphaxad liued after he begat Selah, foure hundreth and three yeres: and begat sonnes and daughters.
Whyther shal we go vp? Our brethren haue discouraged our heart, saying: the people is greater and taller then we, the cities are great, and walled euen vp to heauen, and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there.
And the Lord shall scatter you among the people, and ye shalbe left fewe in number among the nations whyther the Lorde shall bryng you.
Heare O Israel, thou passest ouer Iordane this day, to go in and possesse nations great and mightier then thy selfe, cities great and walled vp to heauen:
And Dauid gat him a name after that he returned & had smitten of the Syrians in the valley of salt xviii. thousand men.
For lo, thine enemies O God, lo thine enemies shall perishe: & all the workers of wickednesse shalbe destroyed.
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.