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ACTS 11:17 o` qeo,j {A}
The omission of o` qeo,j by D vgms Rebaptism Augustine (but not syrh,
as is sometimes stated) is probably due, as Ropes observes, “to the
‘Western’ reviser’s view that the Hol...
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Verse Acts 11:17. _GOD GAVE THEM THE LIKE GIFT_, c.] Viz. the Holy
Spirit, and its various gifts and graces, in the same way and in the
same measure in which he gave them to us Jews. What was I, that...
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WHAT WAS I - What power or right had I to oppose the manifest will of
God that the Gentiles should be received into the Christian church.
WITHSTAND GOD - Oppose or resist God. He had indicated his wil...
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CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Peter's Defense in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1)._
2. The Beginning of the Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19).
3. Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22).
4. The Prophecy of Agabus ...
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PETER DEFENDS HIS ACTION AT JERUSALEM. As Philip's action at Samaria
(Acts 8:14), so here Peter's doings at Cæ sarea are reported at
Jerusalem. The Samaritans were, in many respects, Jews, but Corneli...
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PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
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"And, look you, thereupon, three men, who had been sent to me from
Caesarea, stood at the house where we were. The Spirit told me to go
with them and to make no distinctions. These six brethren also c...
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FORASMUCH THEN. If (App-118) therefore.
GIFT. Greek. _dorea._ Compare Acts 2:38 and John 4:10.
US. us also.
WHO. when we.
BELIEVED. App-150.
JESUS CHRIST. App-98.
COULD. was able to.
WITHSTAND....
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_who believed_ The words refer alike to "them" and to "us," and so the
two cases are made parallel, as in Acts 11:15. For just as in the case
of Peter and the Apostles, their faith was existing before...
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ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΣΙΝ, _who believed_. The participle refers alike to
the preceding αὐτοῖς and ἡμῖν, and thus the two cases
are made parallel exactly as in the narrative of Acts 11:15. For just
as in the case o...
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Acts 11:1-18. THE JUDÆO-CHRISTIANS BLAME PETER. HE MAKES HIS DEFENCE
AT JERUSALEM...
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_PETER'S DEFENSE OF HIS VISIT TO THE GENTILES ACTS 11:1-18:_ The
apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had
also received the word of God. When Peter returned to Jerusalem he...
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FORASMUCH THEN AS GOD GAVE THEM, &C.— _Since therefore God has
granted the same gift to them as to us,_ &c....
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AT JERUSALEM. Acts 11:1-18.
a.
News reaches Jerusalem; objection. Acts 11:1-3.
Acts 11:1
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the
Gentiles also had received the word of...
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See notes one verse 4...
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Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who
believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand
God?
FORASMUCH THEN AS GOD GAVE THEM THE LIKE GIFT AS HE D...
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4 So important is this new departure that Peter's rehearsal before his
indignant brethren is given in full, for it removes the great obstacle
which lay in the way of the further spread of the evangel....
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11:17 on (b-18) _ Epi_ . See Note, ch. 9.42....
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THE EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH TO JUDÆA AND SAMARIA (ACTS 8:4 TO ACTS
11:18)
The Christians, scattered by persecution, preach everywhere through
Judaea and Samaria. The places specially mentioned are Sa...
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THE FIRST GENTILE CHURCH
1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem.
Those Christians who maintained the need of observing the Ceremonial
Law did not attack the baptism itself...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 11
PETER’S REPORT TO THE *CHURCH IN *JERUSALEM, 11:1-18
V1 The *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the
*Gentiles also had receive...
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FORASMUCH THEN... — More accurately, _If then._
UNTO US, WHO BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. — The Greek
construction gives a somewhat different meaning: _If then God gave to
them an equal gift as...
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πιστεύσασιν, see R.V., best to take participle as referring
both to αὐτοῖς and to ἡμῖν; in each case the Holy Spirit
was bestowed, and in each case as a result of the preceding belief,
not as a result...
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FOLLOWING A PLAIN COURSE
Acts 11:1-18
It is very interesting here to find Peter on the defensive. We have
always thought of him as masterful and strong, the born leader of men,
whose authority was ab...
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It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew
Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences
as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusalem...
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Peter Explains His Actions
News of the events in Cornelius' house reached Jerusalem and the
apostles, even, apparently, before Peter made his way back to the
city. Prior to the baptism of Cornelius an...
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THE BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY GHOST FOR JEWS AND GENTILES ALIKE IN ALL
AGES
14-18. _“Who shall speak words unto you by which you and all your
house shall be saved.”_ Does not this look like they were yet...
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_“If therefore God gave unto them the like gift as even unto
us...”_ This declaration of Peter, with many other parallels,
settles the question beyond the possibility of cavil that the Gentiles
at the...
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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the
Gentiles had also received the word of God. (2) And when Peter was
come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended
wi...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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17._Who was I? _Now do we see to what end Peter made that narration;
to wit, that he might declare that God was the author and governor of
all the whole matter; therefore, the state of the question co...
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Acts 11:19 begins the narration of the new order of things by which
the ministry of Paul is distinguished. Among those who were scattered
abroad on the occasion of Stephen's death, and who went as far...
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FORASMUCH THEN AS GOD GAVE THEM THE LIKE GIFT,.... Of the Spirit, of
speaking with divers tongues:
AS HE DID UNTO US; THE APOSTLES: WHO BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST: which clause stands either c...
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Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as _he did_ unto us, who
believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand
God?
Ver. 17. _What was I that I could withstand God?_] Wh...
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_Then remembered I the word of the Lord_ This descent of the Holy
Ghost on them, as on us at the beginning of our public ministry, was
such an extraordinary occurrence, that I immediately called to mi...
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WITHSTAND GOD; resist the clear indications of his will....
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The conclusion of Peter:...
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FORASMUCH, THEN, AS GOD GAVE THEM THE LIKE GIFT AS HE DID UNTO US, WHO
BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHAT WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND
GOD?...
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News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to
Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who
were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly o...
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17 IF THEREFORE GOD GAVE THEM THE SAME GIFT AS _HE GAVE_ US WHEN WE
BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND
GOD? "
1. What was similar to Pentecost?
1. Cornelius was...
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"If then God gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, when
we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that. could withstand
God?"Like gift" Similar in amount and kind. "When we belie...
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1-18 The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly
persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been
received, because their own system has not been attended to. An...
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The apostle's argument is cogent: They who have the grace signified by
baptism, ought to have the seal of that grace; but the Gentiles had
the grace signified by baptism. Or, they who have the inward...
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Acts 11:17 If G1487 therefore G3767 G5613 God G2316 gave G1325 (G5656)
them G846 same G2470 gift...
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“If then God gave to them the like gift as he did also to us, when
we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could
withstand God?”
Thus, he asked, what should he have done? If God gave t...
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_Apologetic Account by St. Peter at Jerusalem of the Conversion of
Cornelius, Acts 11:1_.
The commentators have given far too little attention to this section
of the Apostolic History. Thus in the exc...
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Acts 11:17. THE LIKE GIFT AS HE GAVE UNTO US. See note on Acts 11:15.
WHO BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, rather ‘as having believed
on the Lord Jesus Christ.' It was in virtue of faith, as Bengel...
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THE LIKE GIFT
(την ισην δωρεαν). The equal gift, equal in quality,
rank, or measure. Common word.WHEN WE BELIEVED
(πιστευσασιν). First aorist active participle of
πιστευω in the dative case. It a...
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CONTENTS: Peter vindicates his ministry to the Gentiles. Name
«Christians» first applied at Antioch.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Spirit, Peter, angel, John, Stephen, Barnabas,
Saul, Agabus, Caesar.
CONCLUSIO...
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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 conv...
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SO PETER GAVE THEM A FULL ACCOUNT. To show that he had done what God
has authorized him to do. Compare notes on _chapter 10._...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 11:1. THE APOSTLES.—Peter and John (Acts 8:14), with James
(Acts 12:2), and possibly the rest of the Twelve. THE BRETHREN.—The
body of disciples....
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 11:1
_Now_ for _and_, A.V.; _the_ _brethren _for brethren, A.V.; _also had_
for _had also_, A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great
revolution would travel to the metrop...
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And 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 wi...
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Acts 10:47; Acts 11:15; Acts 15:8; Acts 15:9; Daniel 4:35;...
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Forasmuch as [ε ι]. Better, as Rev., if.
The like [ι σ η ν]. Lit., equal; making them, equally with us,
recipients of the Holy Spirit....
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PREJUDICE TURNED TO PRAISE
Acts 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
After Peter's visit to the home of Cornelius and his return to Judea
he learned that the Apostles and brethren there had heard how the
Gentile...
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To us, when we believed — The sense is, because we believed, not
because we were circumcised, was the Holy Ghost given to us. What was
I — A mere instrument in God's hand. They had inquired only
conce...