Acts 11:4

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

Acts 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:4

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning
Of the vision at Joppa;

and expounded it by order unto them;
or related every particular, in a very methodical and orderly manner: he did not insist upon his authority as an apostle, and much less pretended to a primacy to the rest of the apostles; but submitted to have his case heard, examined, and judged of by the body of the brethren.

Acts 11:4 In-Context

2 When Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 saying, Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and eat with them?

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

5 I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a rapture of understanding I saw a vision: A certain vessel descended like a great sheet let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came unto me,

6 upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and reptiles and fowls of the air.