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AndδὲwhenὅτεPeterΠέτροςwent upἀνέβηtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμthoseοἱofἐκthe circumcisionπεριτομῆςtook issueδιεκρίνοντοwithπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν
Acts 11:2
Study it in the app“And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision took issue with him,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:2, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- went upἀνέβηanebē
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebē” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēs
the circumcised
Those who bear that sign, that is, the Jews.
Where else “peritomēs” appears- took issueδιεκρίνοντοdiekrinonto
dispute
To contend with someone in words over a matter.
Where else “diekrinonto” appears
Translation note
Believers of Jewish origin (the same phrase as in 10:45); here those who objected to Peter’s eating with uncircumcised people (11:3).
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also had received the word of God.
2 · This verse (above)
3saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
To study Acts 11 in a group
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?