Acts 11:15-30

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Acts 11:15

as on us even as on us. Cf. Acts 2:1-4; Acts 15:7-9. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Acts 11:19

Phenice Phoenicia. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Acts 11:20

Grecians Hellenists, i.e. Grecian Jews. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Acts 11:28

world "oikoumene" = "inhabited earth." (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Acts 11:18

Repentance Unto Life September 23, 1855 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life." Acts 11:18 . One of the greatest obstacles which the Christian religion ever overcame, was the inveterate prejudice which possessed the minds of its earliest followers. The Jewish believers, the twelve apostles, and those whom Jesus Christ had called from the dispersed of Israel, were so attached to the idea that salvation was of the Jews, and that none but... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 11:1-30

Chapter 11And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come back to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision had a fight with him, and they said, You went to men that were uncircumcised, and you ate with them. But Peter just rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it to them according to how it happened in order, and he said, I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 11:1-30

Acts 11:2 . They of the circumcision contended with him. Those who were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and conversion of the gentiles became a dreadful stumblingblock even to the believing, as well as to the unbelieving jews. They contended with Peter for eating and conversing with the gentiles, especially for admitting them into communion without circumcision. Some tell us that the arch-heretic... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 11:18

Acts 11:18Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.Repentance unto lifeConsider--I. Certain false repentances.1. Trembling beneath the sound of the gospel is not repentance. “Felix trembled,” but had no sorrow for sin.2. You may be “almost persuaded” to turn to Christ, you may even desire the gospel, you may even go upon your knees in prayer, and yet have no repentance, for you may get no further than Agrippa’s “almost.”3. It is possible for men to positively humble... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 11:19-21

Acts 11:19-21Now they which were scattered abroad … travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch.Christianity at AntiochI. Its entrance into antioch. Here (Acts 11:19) we discover--1. Evil overruled for good. The very efforts to crush the gospel gave it new vigour and a wider sweep. Thus it has ever been.2. The invincibility of Christian courage. The fugitives did not flee from the cause they had espoused, nor relax their efforts to advance it. While true courage does not consist in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 11:21

Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord. The handThe word “hand” occurs in Scripture no fewer than 1,295 times. Man is the only being on earth that is furnished with two hands. Some other creatures have claws, but not hands. They cannot do as you can, make the thumb meet all the four fingers, so as to seize and hold all the most minute objects; nor can they perform one thousandth part of the skilful acts that man can perform with his hand. What other creature, e.g., can make a watch, or a needle? And... read more

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