For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
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For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
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For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:
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For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,
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Passages linked to Acts 10:46 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 2:4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
- Acts 19:6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
- Mark 16:17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
- Acts 2:11 Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
- 1 Corinthians 14:20-25 Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature. In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even hear me that way, says the Lord.” Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe. If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy? But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 46. For they heard them. He expresseth what gifts…
46. For they heard them. He expresseth what gifts of the Spirit were poured out upon them, and therewithal he noteth the use; to wit, that they had variety of tongues given them, so that they did glorify God with many tongues. Also, it may be gathered out of this place, that the tongues were given them not only for necessity, seeing the gospel was to be preached to strangers and to men of another language, but also to be an ornament and worship to the gospel. But ambition did afterward corrupt this second use, forasmuch as many did translate that unto pomp and vain glory which they had received to set forth the dignity of the heavenly wisdom, as Paul doth sharply reprove this fault in the Corinthians. Therefore, no marvel if God took away that shortly after which he had given, and did not suffer the same to be corrupted with longer abuse.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and…
46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Ver. 46. Spake with tongues] This diversity of tongues, laid at first on mankind as a curse, Gen 11:1-9, God turned into a blessing to his Church, which yet some of the Christian Corinthians abused to pomp and ostentation, 1Co 14:1-40; which, as copperas, will turn milk into ink; or as leaven, which turns a very passover into pollution.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain With tongues; with variety of languages, or strange tongues,…
With tongues; with variety of languages, or strange tongues, as in the day of Pentecost, Act 2:6.
Answered; an ordinary Hebraism for speaking, though the first part of any discourse. And Peter, knowing that these miraculous fiery tongues did show that these men did partake of the same Spirit from whom the apostles had received them, he makes an inference from thence.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For they heard them speak with tongues,.... With divers…
For they heard them speak with tongues,.... With divers tongues, which they had never learned, and before did not understand: and magnify God; they spoke of the wonderful works of God in these languages, as the apostles did at Pentecost, Act 2:11 they spoke greatly in the praise of God, and gave thanks for his rich grace and mercy bestowed on them:
then answered Peter; as follows.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 46. And magnify God.] They had got new…
Verse 46. And magnify God.] They had got new hearts as well as new tongues; and, having believed with the heart unto righteousness, their tongues made confession unto salvation; and God was magnified for the mercy which he had imparted.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Speak with tongues - In other languages than their…
Speak with tongues - In other languages than their own native tongue, Act 2:4.
And magnify God - And praise God.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain heard them speak with tongues and magnify God--As on…
heard them speak with tongues and magnify God--As on the day of Pentecost it was no empty miracle, no mere speaking of foreign languages, but utterance of "the wonderful works of God" in tongues to them unknown (Act 2:11), so here; but more remarkable in this case, as the speakers were perhaps less familiar with the Old Testament songs of praise.
Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water . . . which have received the Holy Ghost, &c.--Mark, he does not say, They have received the Spirit, what need have they for water? but, Having the living discipleship imparted to them and visibly stamped upon them, what objection can there be to admitting them, by the seal of baptism, into the full fellowship of the Church?
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 46. Speak with tongues—The Roman was inspired beyond any…
46. Speak with tongues—The Roman was inspired beyond any power of his own to pour forth his soul, perhaps in exalted Hebrew, while he heard the Jew utter his joy in fluent and rapturous strains of Latin.
Magnify God—The languages of both the Roman and the Jew were surely raised to their highest glory in praising Him who gave the marvellous utterance.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 46. For they heard them speak with tongues, and…
46. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God] The same kind of manifestation of God’s gifts was here made as in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. See Act_2:11.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For they heard them, etc. This was the incontrovertible…
For they heard them, etc. This was the incontrovertible evidence of their reception of the Holy Ghost. (see Act_11:15-18, and Act_2:4, Act_2:11, and note on ver. 4)
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain Seen notes on verse 44
Seen notes on verse 44
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
This is the end of the part of the story about Cornelius.
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General Information:
The words "he" and "him" refer to Peter.
Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God
These were known spoken languages that caused the Jews to acknowledge that the Gentiles were indeed praising God.
Can anyone keep water from these people so they should not be baptized, these people who have received ... we?
Peter uses this question to convince the Jewish Christians that the Gentile believers should be baptized. AT: "No one should keep water from these people! We should baptize them because they have received ... we!" (See: Rhetorical Question and Active or Passive)
he commanded them to be baptized
It is implied that the Jewish Christians were the ones who would baptize them. AT: "Peter commanded the Gentile believers to allow the Jewish Christians to baptize them" or "Peter commanded the Jewish Christians to baptize them" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information and Active or Passive)
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
Here "in the name of Jesus Christ" expresses that the reason for their baptism was that they believed in Jesus. AT: "be baptized as believers in Jesus Christ" (See: Metonymy)
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praise
Peter
baptize
Holy Spirit
Jesus
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