Acts 10:46

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,
- Basic English Bible

for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
- Darby Bible

For they heard them speak in languages and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
- Webster's Bible

For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,
- Weymouth Bible

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
- World English Bible

For thei herden hem spekynge in langagis, and magnyfiynge God.
- Wycliffe Bible

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Acts 10:46


10:44 The Holy Ghost fell on all that were hearing the word - Thus were they consecrated to God, as the first fruits of the Gentiles. And thus did God give a clear and satisfactory evidence, that he had accepted them as well as the Jews.

10:45 The believers of the circumcision - The believing Jews.

10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost? - He does not say they have the baptism of the Spirit; therefore they do not need baptism with water. But just the contrary: if they have received the Spirit, then baptize them with water. How easily is this question decided, if we will take the word of God for our rule! Either men have received the Holy Ghost or not. If they have not, Repent, saith God, and be baptized, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. If they have, if they are already baptized with the Holy Ghost, then who can forbid water?

10:48 In the name of the Lord - Which implies the Father who anointed him, and the Spirit with which he was anointed to his office. But as the Gentiles had before believed in God the Father, and could not but now believe in the Holy Ghost, under whose powerful influence they were at this very time, there was the less need of taking notice, that they were baptized into the belief and profession of the sacred Three: though doubtless the apostle administered the ordinances in that very form which Christ himself had prescribed.


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