Acts 10:44

Acts 10:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
• New International Version (NIV)While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.

Context of Acts 10:44

42At that time, Jesus said to us, “Go and tell people the message about me. Tell them that God has given me authority to judge all people. I will judge those who are now alive. And I will judge those who have died.” ’ 43Then Peter said, ‘All of God's prophets spoke about Jesus as God's Messiah. They said that God would forgive everyone who believes in him. He would forgive them for their sins because of what Jesus, the Messiah, would do.’ While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit came down on all the people who were listening to his message. 45The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were very surprised. They saw that God had now freely given his Holy Spirit to Gentiles. 46They heard the new believers speaking in strange languages. They were also praising God. Then Peter said,

Acts 10:44 word by word

Ἔτι λαλοῦντος τοῦ Πέτρου τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ἐπέπεσεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας τὸν λόγον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• While PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• fellἐπιπίπτωepipiptō · to fall/press uponG1968
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• which heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Acts 10:44

• Acts 2:2Suddenly, as they were sitting together, they heard a noise. The noise came from the sky and it filled the whole house. It was like the sound of a strong wind.
• Acts 4:31The believers finished praying. The house where they were meeting together shook. God filled them all with his Holy Spirit. That made them very brave and they spoke God's message clearly to people.
• Acts 8:15When these two apostles arrived in Samaria, they prayed for the people who now believed in Jesus. They asked God to give the new believers the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 11:15When I started to speak to Cornelius and his family, the Holy Spirit came down on them. It happened in the same way that he first came down on us at the beginning.
• Acts 19:6Then Paul put his hands on each believer's head. When he did this, the Holy Spirit came down on them. They spoke in different languages and they spoke messages from God.

Commentaries on Acts 10:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44While Peter yet spake - It in not very likely that the words recorded by St. Luke are all that the apostle spoke on this occasion; but, while he continued to discourse with them on this subject, the Holy Ghost fell on all them that heard the word; and his descent was known by their being enabled to speak with different kinds of tongues. In what manner this gift was bestowed we cannot tell; probably it was in the same way in which it had been given on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44The Holy Ghost fell … - Endowing them with the power of speaking with other tongues, Acts 10:46. Of this the apostle Peter makes much in his argument in Acts 11:17. By this, God showed that the Gentiles were to be admitted to the same privileges with the Jews, and to the blessings of salvation in the same manner. Compare Acts 2:1-4. Which heard the word - The Word of God; the message of the gospel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-48Verses 44-48 The Holy Ghost fell upon others after they were baptized, to confirm them in the faith; but upon these Gentiles before they were baptized, to show that God does not confine himself to outward signs. The Holy Ghost fell upon those who were neither circumcised nor baptized; it is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. They magnified God, and spake of Christ and the benefits of redemption. Whatever gift we are endued with, we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-48On the day of Pentecost, Peter told the people that if they stopped sinning, repented, asked forgiveness from God, and received baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, they would "receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (2:38; see also 19:1–7). As Cornelius and his household listened to Peter's message, they received the Holy Spirit just like the Jews had earlier. This event confirmed again that God did not favor one group over another (10:34–35). This event is…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4544-45. While Peter yet spake ... the Holy Ghost fell--by visible and audible manifestation (Ac 10:46).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:44

• Baptism
• Catholicity
• Charism
• Family
• Holy Spirit
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Holy Ghost
• Alms
• Cornelius
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree

Commentaries on Acts 10

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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