45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter(A) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out(B) even on Gentiles.(C) 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[a](D) and praising God.

Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water.(E) They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”(F) 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.(G) Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

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  1. Acts 10:46 Or other languages

45 (A)All the [a]Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been (B)poured out on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them (C)speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded, 47 (D)Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who (E)have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48 And he (F)ordered them to be baptized (G)in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

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  1. Acts 10:45 Lit believers from the circumcision

45 The Jewish believers[a] who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. 46 For they heard them speaking in other tongues[b] and praising God.

Then Peter asked, 47 “Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?” 48 So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days.

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  1. 10:45 Greek The faithful ones of the circumcision.
  2. 10:46 Or in other languages.

44-46 No sooner were these words out of Peter’s mouth than the Holy Spirit came on the listeners. The believing Jews who had come with Peter couldn’t believe it, couldn’t believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on “outsider” non-Jews, but there it was—they heard them speaking in tongues, heard them praising God.

46-48 Then Peter said, “Do I hear any objections to baptizing these friends with water? They’ve received the Holy Spirit exactly as we did.” Hearing no objections, he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

Then they asked Peter to stay on for a few days.

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45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

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