Acts 10:45

43 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.

All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,

47 “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
KJV
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.
WEB
They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
ASV
And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
DARBY
And the faithful of the circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, that upon the nations also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out:
BLB
And the believers from the circumcision, as many as had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit has been poured out even on the Gentiles.
ÅB
Og alle de troende av omskjærelsen som var kommet med Peter, ble forferdet over at den Hellige Ånds gave var blitt utgytt også over hedningene;
OTB
De jødiske troende som hadde kommet med Peter, ble forbløffet over at gaven av Den Hellige Ånd var blitt utøst selv over hedningene.
B1930
Og alle de troende av omskjærelsen som var kommet med Peter, blev forferdet over at den Hellige Ånds gave var blitt utgytt også over hedningene;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 10:23

    So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

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  • Acts 2:38

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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  • Galatians 3:13–14

    Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

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  • Colossians 2:13–14

    When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

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  • Acts 11:15–18

    As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.

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  • Acts 2:33

    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

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  • Ephesians 2:11

    Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

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  • Galatians 2:15

    We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

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