Acts 11:17

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master – who was I that I could thwart 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 recalled the saying of the Master – ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

18On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. “So even to the Gentiles,” they exclaimed, “God has granted the repentance which leads to life!”

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Cross References

Matthew 20:14Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to this last man the same as to you.

Acts 10:45Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even on the Gentiles;

Acts 11:15I had but just begun to speak,” continued Peter, “when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first;

Romans 9:15For his words to Moses are – ‘I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.’

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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