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

3 Saying , Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised , and didst 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 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:

6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes , I considered , and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.