Acts 11:1-14 - You went to the house of uncircumcised men

11:1-3

After the wonderful events with Cornelius and his family came the arguments. The news that Gentiles had also “received the word of God” spread throughout Judea. This was a big shock, for the Jews considered that the word of God was their possession. There were Gentile God-fearers, but Gentiles had to become Jews if they were to be fully accepted. This is why the issue was so contentious. And we have the first appearance of the circumcision party, here just referred to as the “circumcised believers”. They criticised Peter for going into the house of an uncircumcised man and eating with them.

11:4-14

Peter responds to this not by giving a detailed theological argument, but by simply recounting the events which took place. He starts with the vision he received from God about the unclean animals. Then goes on to the men from Caesarea appearing. Importantly Peter took six brothers with him when he went with the men, so they could serve as witnesses to the events.Next Peter tells how Cornelius had seen an angel, and what the angel had said to him.