King James Version
Acts 11:3 in the King James Version says “Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised , and didst eat with them.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised , and didst eat with them.”
Acts 11:3 · KJV
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised , and didst eat with them.
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
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“Saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“uncircumcised”
G203the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e., gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“with them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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