Acts 11:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those [believers] of Jewish descent began to argue with him,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party [certain Jewish Christians] found fault with him [separating themselves from him in a hostile spirit, opposing and disputing and contending with him],

American Standard Version (1901)

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

Common English Bible

² When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Then, when Peter had gone up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued against him,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

Acts 11:2 Cross References

Acts 10:45

And the believers of Jewish descent, who had come with Peter, were amazed [when they saw] that the gift of the Holy Spirit had [now] been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Acts 10:9

As they were traveling the next day, and were coming close to the city [of Joppa], Peter went up about noontime [Note: Or 6 AM if calculating by Roman time], to the top of the house to pray [Note: The roofs of houses were flat areas, often used for resting, meals, prayer, etc.].

Acts 15:1

Certain men [i.e., believers, see verse 5] came down from Judea [to Antioch of Syria] and began teaching the brothers this: You cannot be saved unless you are circumcised according to the custom [required] by Moses.

Acts 15:5

But certain believers, [who had been] members of the sect called Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion], began saying, “It is necessary to circumcise people [see verse 1] and require them to keep [the ordinances of] the Law of Moses.”

Colossians 4:11

Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends his greetings. These men are the only Jews among my fellow-workers for God’s kingdom; they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious people, especially among the circumcision [i.e., the Jews], whose talk is useless and who deceive people.