Easter · Fifth Sunday of Easter · Year C
Acts 11:1-18
Peter's Defense: The Gentiles Receive the Spirit
May 14, 2028
Overview & Insights
"If then God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" (Acts 11:17, NIV)
Peter returns to Jerusalem and recounts his vision and his visit to the Gentile centurion Cornelius, explaining why he ate with uncircumcised men and baptized them. Hearing that the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentiles just as at Pentecost, the Jerusalem believers stop objecting and conclude that God has granted even the Gentiles repentance and life.
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Commentary
Commentary on Acts 11:1-18 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary reading of the church's struggle to reframe who belongs as God's people.
Acts 11:1-18 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on Peter's defense before the circumcised believers in Jerusalem.
Acts 11 Commentary: The Gospel Breaks Through to Gentiles Enduring Word · David Guzik
Evangelical verse by verse study of Peter's retelling of the vision and the Spirit's fall on Cornelius's house.
Acts 11 Commentary Precept Austin
Deep inductive digest on the Jerusalem church's response and the widening of the gospel to the nations.
Acts 11:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on the apostles' hearing of Peter's report and his sixfold defense.
Background & Word Study
Acts 11:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for Peter's step by step retelling of the vision and the Spirit's outpouring.
Book of Acts Overview, Chapters 1-12 BibleProject
Animated overview video placing this passage within its book's structure.
Acts - Enter the Bible Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background course on the authorship, purpose, and structure of Acts (background only).
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