Acts 11:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him”
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“So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 11:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 10:9The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
- Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
- Acts 15:5But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
- Acts 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
- Galatians 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.
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