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Acts 11:3
They said, "Why did you visit those people who are not Jews and eat with them?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
King James Version (1611)
Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, & didst eate with them.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, & didst eate with them.
King James Version
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
English Standard Version
"You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
"You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
New American Standard Bible
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
New Century Version
They said, "You went into the homes of people who are not circumcised and ate with them!"
They said, "You went into the homes of people who are not circumcised and ate with them!"
Amplified Bible
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and [even] ate with them!"
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and [even] ate with them!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
Legacy Standard Bible
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
Berean Standard Bible
and said, "You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them."
and said, "You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them."
Contemporary English Version
they said, "You stayed in the homes of Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"
they said, "You stayed in the homes of Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"
Complete Jewish Bible
saying, "You went into the homes of uncircumcised men and even ate with them!"
saying, "You went into the homes of uncircumcised men and even ate with them!"
Darby Translation
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and hast eaten with them.
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and hast eaten with them.
Easy-to-Read Version
They said, "You went into the homes of people who are not Jews and are not circumcised, and you even ate with them!"
They said, "You went into the homes of people who are not Jews and are not circumcised, and you even ate with them!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, and hast eaten with them.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, and hast eaten with them.
George Lamsa Translation
Saying he had entered into the houses of uncircumcised men and had eaten with them.
Saying he had entered into the houses of uncircumcised men and had eaten with them.
Good News Translation
"You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"
"You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"
Lexham English Bible
saying, "You went to men who were uncircumcised and ate with them!"
saying, "You went to men who were uncircumcised and ate with them!"
Literal Translation
saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.
saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.
American Standard Version
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Bible in Basic English
Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.
Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.
Hebrew Names Version
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
International Standard Version
They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"Acts 10:28; Galatians 2:12;">[xr]
They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"Acts 10:28; Galatians 2:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
saying, that unto men uncircumcised he had entered, and had eaten with them.
saying, that unto men uncircumcised he had entered, and had eaten with them.
Murdock Translation
saying; that he had gone in to be with uncircumcised persons, and had eaten with them.
saying; that he had gone in to be with uncircumcised persons, and had eaten with them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saying: Thou wentest in to men vncircucised, & diddest eate with them.
Saying: Thou wentest in to men vncircucised, & diddest eate with them.
English Revised Version
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
World English Bible
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
and didst eat with them.
and didst eat with them.
Weymouth's New Testament
"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."
"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seiden, Whi entridist thou to men that han prepucie, and hast eete with hem?
and seiden, Whi entridist thou to men that han prepucie, and hast eete with hem?
Update Bible Version
saying, You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them.
saying, You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them.
Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
New English Translation
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them."
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them."
New King James Version
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"
New Living Translation
"You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!" they said.
"You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!" they said.
New Revised Standard
saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Saying - he went in unto men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.
Saying - he went in unto men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them?
Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them?
Revised Standard Version
saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
sayinge: Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised and atest with them.
sayinge: Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised and atest with them.
Young's Literal Translation
saying -- `Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'
saying -- `Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde: Thou wentest in to men that are vncircumcysed, and hast eaten with them.
and sayde: Thou wentest in to men that are vncircumcysed, and hast eaten with them.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised?
and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised?
Simplified Cowboy Version
"What do you think you are doing going in a Gentile's house?" they accused.
"What do you think you are doing going in a Gentile's house?" they accused.
Contextual Overview
1 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. 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the Jewish followers argued with him. 3 They said, "Why did you visit those people who are not Jews and eat with them?" 4 Then Peter began to tell all that had happened from the beginning to the end. He said, 5 "While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I saw in a dream something coming down from heaven. It was like a large linen cloth let down by the four corners until it came to me. 6 As I looked at it, I saw four-footed animals and snakes of the earth and birds of the sky. 7 I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill something and eat it.' 8 But I said, ‘No, Lord! Nothing that is unclean has ever gone into my mouth.' 9 The voice from heaven said the second time, ‘What God has made clean you must not say is unclean.' 10 This happened three times and then it was taken up again to heaven.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 10:23, Acts 10:28, Acts 10:48, Luke 15:2, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 2 John 1:10
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:12 - the whole Matthew 20:11 - they murmured John 18:28 - and they Acts 10:45 - they Romans 2:26 - General Galatians 2:12 - he did Galatians 2:14 - If thou Colossians 2:16 - in meat 1 Thessalonians 2:16 - Forbidding
Cross-References
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, with a tower that touches the heavens. Let us make a name for ourselves, or else we may be sent everywhere over the whole earth."
Then they said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, with a tower that touches the heavens. Let us make a name for ourselves, or else we may be sent everywhere over the whole earth."
Genesis 11:6
And the Lord said, "See, they are one people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do. Now all they plan to do will be possible for them.
And the Lord said, "See, they are one people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do. Now all they plan to do will be possible for them.
Genesis 11:7
Come, let Us go down and mix up their language so they will not understand what each other says."
Come, let Us go down and mix up their language so they will not understand what each other says."
Genesis 11:18
When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu.
When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu.
Genesis 14:10
Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran, and some fell there. But the others ran away into the hill country.
Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran, and some fell there. But the others ran away into the hill country.
Exodus 1:14
They made their lives bitter with hard work building with stones and with all kinds of work in the field. They made them work very hard.
They made their lives bitter with hard work building with stones and with all kinds of work in the field. They made them work very hard.
Exodus 2:3
But the time came when she could hide him no longer. So she took a basket made from grass, and covered it with tar and put the child in it. And she set it in the grass by the side of the Nile.
But the time came when she could hide him no longer. So she took a basket made from grass, and covered it with tar and put the child in it. And she set it in the grass by the side of the Nile.
2 Samuel 12:31
He brought out the people who were in it also. He made them work with saws, sharp iron tools, and iron axes. And he made them work in the heat making building stones. He did this to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
He brought out the people who were in it also. He made them work with saws, sharp iron tools, and iron axes. And he made them work in the heat making building stones. He did this to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Psalms 64:5
They talk each other into doing sinful things. They talk about setting hidden traps. They say, "Who will see them?"
They talk each other into doing sinful things. They talk about setting hidden traps. They say, "Who will see them?"
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us set a trap for those who are without blame.
If they say, "Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us set a trap for those who are without blame.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Saying, thou wentest into men uncircumcised,.... Into the houses of such, and lodged with them, and familiarly conversed with them:
and didst eat with them; which, according to the traditions of the Jews, were unlawful; :- they say nothing about his preaching to them, and baptizing them, because these were so manifestly agreeable to the commission of Christ, in Matthew 28:19 and yet how these could be without the other, is not easy to say.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And didst eat with them - See the notes on Acts 10:13-14.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 11:3. Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised — In a Jew, this was no small offense; and, as they did not know the reason of St. Peter's conduct, it is no wonder they should call him to account for it, as they considered it to be a positive transgression of the law and custom of the Jews. There is a remarkable addition here in the Codex Bezae, which it will be well to notice. The second verse of the chapter begins thus:-
Now Peter had a desire for a considerable time to go to Jerusalem: and having spoken to the brethren, and confirmed them, speaking largely, he taught them through the countries, (i.e. as he passed to Jerusalem,) and, as he met them, he spoke to them of the grace of God. But the brethren who were of the circumcision disputed with him, saying, &c.
