Acts 11:3
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New International Version (©2011)
and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!" they said.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
saying, "You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them!"

International Standard Version (©2012)
They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"

NET Bible (©2006)
saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
As they were saying that he had entered into the presence of the uncircumcised and had eaten with them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They said, "You went to visit men who were uncircumcised, and you even ate with them."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Saying, You went in to men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.

American King James Version
Saying, You went in to men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.

American Standard Version
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them?

Darby Bible Translation
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and hast eaten with them.

English Revised Version
saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

Weymouth New Testament
"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

World English Bible
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"

Young's Literal Translation
saying -- 'Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:1-18 The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage of the church, to shut out those from it, and from the benefit of the means of grace, who are not in every thing as we are. Peter stated the whole affair. We should at all times bear with the infirmities of our brethren; and instead of taking offence, or answering with warmth, we should explain our motives, and show the nature of our proceedings. That preaching is certainly right, with which the Holy Ghost is given. While men are very zealous for their own regulations, they should take care that they do not withstand God; and those who love the Lord will glorify him, when made sure that he has given repentance to life to any fellow-sinners. Repentance is God's gift; not only his free grace accepts it, but his mighty grace works it in us, grace takes away the heart of stone, and gives us a heart of flesh. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 3. - Thou wentest in, etc. The circumstance of his eating with Cornelius and his friends is not expressly recorded in Acts 10, but almost necessarily follows from what is there stated. It had been seized upon as the chief sting in their report by those who brought the news to Jerusalem. Observe the total absence of anything like papal domination on the part of Peter.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Saying, thou wentest into men uncircumcised,.... Into the houses of such, and lodged with them, and familiarly conversed with them:

and didst eat with them; which, according to the traditions of the Jews, were unlawful; See Gill on Acts 10:28 they say nothing about his preaching to them, and baptizing them, because these were so manifestly agreeable to the commission of Christ, in Matthew 28:19 and yet how these could be without the other, is not easy to say.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3, 4. Thou wentest in … But Peter rehearsed the matter, &c.—These objectors scruple not to demand from Peter, though the first among the apostles, an explanation of his conduct; nor is there any insinuation on Peter's part of disrespect towards his authority in that demand—a manifest proof that such authority was unknown both to the complainers and to himself.

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Peter Reports to the Church at Jerusalem
1And the apostles and brothers that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3Saying, You went in to men uncircumcised, and did eat with them. …

Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
John 18:28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.
Acts 10:28 He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.
Acts 10:32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.'
Galatians 2:12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.