“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him and said,—the 'circumcised believers' (hoi ek peritomēs, 'those from circumcision') represent a constituency concerned with maintaining Jewish identity and law-observance. Their criticism of Peter (diekrithēsan, 'disputed with him') indicates theological conflict over boundary-crossing. The scene anticipates the Jerusalem Council's later, more formal debate.
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