Acts 11:17

If then God gave to them the identical gift as also to us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, but what power was I to hinder God?

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In The King James Version

Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

In Context

16And I remembered the saying of Lord, how he said, John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in Holy Spirit.

18And when they heard these things, they relaxed and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.

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Cross References

Job 33:13Why do thou strive against him because he does not give of any of his matters?

Job 40:8Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

Matthew 20:14Take thine and go. But I want to give to this last man, as to thee also.

Acts 10:45And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

Acts 11:15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning.

Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, I will be merciful to whom I may be merciful, and I will be compassionate to whomever I may be compassionate.

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:2-19

Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great… Read the whole commentary →

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