Acts 11:17-18
New American Standard Bible
17 Therefore, if (A)God gave them the same gift as He also gave to us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, (B)who was I that I could [a]stand in God’s way?” 18 When they heard this, they [b]quieted down and (C)glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the (D)repentance that leads to life.”
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- Acts 11:17 Lit prevent God
- Acts 11:18 Lit became silent
Acts 11:17-18
The Message
15-17 “So I started in, talking. Before I’d spoken half a dozen sentences, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us the first time. I remembered Jesus’ words: ‘John baptized with water; you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ So I ask you: If God gave the same exact gift to them as to us when we believed in the Master Jesus Christ, how could I object to God?”
18 Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. “It’s really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!”
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