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Acts 11:3

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Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
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  1. Acts 10:28Rank 1 from verse 3
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    28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

  2. Galatians 2:12Rank 2 from verse 3
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    12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

  3. Luke 15:2Rank 3 from verse 3
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    2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

  4. 1 Corinthians 5:11Rank 4 from verse 3
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    11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

  5. 2 John 1:10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

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Acts 11:3

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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uncircumcised

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Sense 1: Not circumcised in the flesh. Sense 2: Figuratively, unpurified, unready, resistant, or unreceptive.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

3Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

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

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