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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:1-18

The Church of God set on the new foundation of liberty. I. The only stable foundation of SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP . Mutual confidence. Common dependence on the Spirit of God. Free speech. Entire understanding of the rule of life. Peter himself cannot be allowed to violate accepted principles without being called to account. He frankly explains and justifies his conduct. The old leaven of Judaism was at work; but the antidote was there—obedience to the Spirit. II. The true conditions... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:1-28

The mystery. The beginning and the close of this chapter refer to events of precisely similar character, which took place almost simultaneously, at all events without any concert or communication, in Palestine and in Syria; the reception of the Word of God by Gentiles, and their admission into the Church of God. It is difficult for us, after the lapse of eighteen centuries and a half, during which this has been the rule of the kingdom of heaven, to realize the startling strangeness of such... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:4-17

The efficient answer to objectors. A man always takes an individual line, in opinion or in conduct, in peril of being misunderstood and called to account by his fellows. And yet the intellectual and moral advance of the race is made only by the pressure forward of individuals who, on some ground, refuse to keep in the old lines, and persist in making their own way even in districts marked by common sentiment as "dangerous." It is often the precise mission of youth to check the strongly... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:11

Forthwith for immediately, A.V.; three men stood before the house in which we were for there were three men already come unto the house where I was, A.V. and T.R.; having been sent for sent, A.V. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:12

Making no distinction for nothing doubting, A.V. and T.R.; and … also for moreover, A.V. Making no distinction . The reading adopted here in the R.T. is διακρίναντα instead of διακρινόμενον in the T.R. The verb διακρίνειν in the active voice means to "make a distinction" or "difference" between one and another, as in Acts 15:9 . But in the middle voice διακρίνεσθαι means "to doubt" or "hesitate," as in Acts 10:20 . It seems highly improbable that the two passages,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:13

Told for showed, A.V.; the angel for an angel, A.V.; standing in his house and saying for in his house which stood and said unto him, A.V.; send for send men, A.V. and T.R. fetch for call for, A.V. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:14

Speak unto for tell, A.V.; thou shalt be saved, thou, etc., for thou and all thy house shall be saved, A.V. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:15

Even as for as, A.V. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:16

And I remembered for then remembered I, A.V. This is a new incident not mentioned in Acts 10:1-48 . The reference is to Acts 1:5 . This saying of the Lord being thus referred to by Peter looks as if Peter might have furnished many of the particulars in the first twelve chapters to Luke. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:16

Well-stored memories. A topic suggested by the expression of St. Peter, "Then remembered I the word of the Lord." Some explanation may be given of "memory" as a distinct mental faculty, but the one on which the acquisition and increase of knowledge greatly depend. A faculty capable of culture, bat taking different features in different individuals. Some have verbal memories, others memory for principles. Some have trained memories in particular subjects, but little power to retain general... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:4-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 11:16

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