NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 1

Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the brothers^† who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

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Acts 11:1 in context

Acts 11:1–4

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Now the apostles and the brothers^† who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

Notes from World English Bible Updated

The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

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