ACTS 11:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:”
'The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.'—the Spirit's explicit word ('told me,' eipen moi to pneuma) overrides any remaining hesitation; divine guidance is direct and unambiguous. The 'six brothers' (hoi hex adelphoi, echoed as 'brothers' emphasizing kinship) are the witnesses from Joppa; they provide testimony to the Gentile conversion. The plural entry ('we entered') establishes corporate witnessing.
Church Fathers on Acts 11:12
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth. Acts 11:8 Do you mark? I did my part, says he: I said, that I have never eaten anything common or unclean: with reference to this that they said, You went in, and ate with them. But this he does not say to Cornelius: for there was no need to mention it to him. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God has cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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