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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:17 Lit prevent God
  2. Acts 11:18 Lit became silent

17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?”(A) 18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”(B)

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17 If then God gave them the same grace, as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that could withstand God?

18 Having heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.

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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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