John Gill's Exposition on Acts 11:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Saying, thou wentest into men uncircumcised, etc.] 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 “<441028>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 (<402819>Matthew 28:19 <411615>Mark 16:15) and yet how these could be without the other, is not easy to say.

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