Acts 11:17

Acts 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?”

Context of Acts 11:17

15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning. 16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with [the] Holy Spirit. If then God has given them the same gift as also to us when we had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who indeed was I to be able to forbid God? 18And when they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then indeed God has to the nations also granted repentance to life. 19They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through [the country] to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

Acts 11:17 word by word

εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν, πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἐγὼ τίς ἤμην δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν θεόν;¶Read the interlinear

• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• giftδωρεάdōrea · free giftG1431
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ableδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415
• forbidκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967

Cross-references for Acts 11:17

• Acts 11:15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.
• Acts 15:8And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving [them] the Holy Spirit as to us also,
• Matthew 20:14Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:
• Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.
• Romans 11:34For who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord, or who has been his counsellor?
• Acts 10:47Can any one forbid water that these should not be baptised, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also [did]?
• Job 9:12Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
• Job 33:13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
• Job 40:2Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
• Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Romans 9:20Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

Commentaries on Acts 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17God gave them the like gift, etc. - Viz. the Holy Spirit, and its various gifts and graces, in the same way and in the same measure in which he gave them to us Jews. What was I, that I could withstand God? It was not I who called them to salvation: it was God; and the thing is proved to be from God alone, for none other could dispense the Holy Spirit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17What was I - What power or right had I to oppose the manifest will of God that the Gentiles should be received into the Christian church. Withstand God - Oppose or resist God. He had indicated his will; he had showed his intention to save the Gentiles; and the prejudices of Peter were all overcome. One of the best means of destroying prejudice and false opinions is a powerful revival of religion. More erroneous doctrines and unholy feelings are overcome…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-17Peter reviewed what had happened. He explained that God had directed the whole series of events (11:12). Peter ate with Gentiles (non-Jews) because God made it evident that he should (11:4–12). Peter then saw the Holy Spirit come upon the Gentiles, realizing God accepted and blessed them like Jews who trusted in Jesus (11:15–17; see 1:5). Peter followed God's will by admitting Gentiles to the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1812-18. we entered the man's house--No mention of Cornelius' name, much less of his high position, as if that affected the question. To the charge, "Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised," he simply speaks of the uncircumcised "man" to whom he had been divinely sent.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:17

• Catholicity
• Faith
• Gentiles
• Jesus Continued
• Peter
• Regeneration
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Arise
• Contend
• Peter
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Cornelius

Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings