Acts 11:1
What does Acts 11:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 11:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 11:1 means
Word of God spread through Judea, reaching the apostles and other Jewish believers. The news that Gentiles were now hearing and receiving the gospel message was a significant development, challenging their prior understanding that salvation was primarily for Israel. This report underscored the expanding reach of God's redemptive plan beyond ethnic boundaries, setting the stage for crucial theological discussions within the early church. It meant that a new era of evangelism was truly underway, confirming the prophetic vision of a universal salvation.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word ofGod;
Context
This verse opens by immediately establishing the main tension of the first half of the chapter: the news of Gentile conversions reaching the Jewish believers in Judea. It sets up the impending confrontation Peter will face in Jerusalem, directly leading into the dispute over his association with uncircumcised Gentiles. Understanding this context helps to appreciate the profound implications of God extending His grace beyond Israel and the necessary paradigm shift for the early church.
v.1This passage
v.2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 15:7
Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
- Zechariah 2:11
And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
- Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
- Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Isaiah 32:15
until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.
- Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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