Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Thou wentest in . . . But Peter rehearsed the matter, etc.—These objectors scruple not to demand from Peter, though the first among the apostles, an explanation of his conduct; nor is there any insinuation on Peter's part of disrespect towards his authority in that demand—a manifest proof that such authority was unknown both to the complainers and to himself.
PETER VINDICATES HIMSELF BEFORE THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM FOR HIS PROCEDURE TOWARDS THE GENTILES. (Acts 11:1-18)
the apostles and brethren . . . in Judea—rather, "throughout Judea."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 11:4:
Acts 20:23
Galatians 2:12
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