acts 11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

acts 11:2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

2. they . . . of the circumcision--not the Jewish Christians generally, for here there were no other, but such as, from their jealousy for "the middle wall of partition" which circumcision raised between Jew and Gentile, were afterwards known as "they of the circumcision." They doubtless embraced apostles as well as others.

acts 11:2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

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