Acts 11:17

If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against 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 the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

18And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

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Cross References

Job 33:13Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

Job 40:8\40:13\Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

Matthew 20:14Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

Acts 10:45And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

Acts 11:15And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

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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