Acts 10:46

For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

In Context

45And the faithful, of the circumcision, who had come with Peter, were amazed,—in that, upon the nations also, the free-gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out;

47Surely then, the water, can no man forbid, that these should not be immersed,—seeing that, the Holy Spirit, they have received, as well as we.

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Cross References

Mark 16:17Signs, moreover, shall follow, them who have believed,—these:—In my name, shall they cast, demons, out, with tongues, shall they speak,— [and, in their hands,] they shall take up, serpents;

Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians, we do hear them speaking in our own tongues the magnificent things of God.

1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:45-48

The Effect of Peter's Sermon. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be… Read the whole commentary →

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