Acts 10:47

Acts 10:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
• New International Version (NIV)“Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

Context of Acts 10:47

45The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said, “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

Acts 10:47 word by word

μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ δύναται κωλῦσαί τις τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους, οἵτινες τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔλαβον ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• forbidκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• ·μήτιmēti · surely notG3385
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shouldβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• notμήmē · notG3361
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• as wellκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• asκαίkai · andG2532
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 10:47

• Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
• Acts 11:15Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.
• Acts 15:8And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
• Genesis 17:24Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised;
• Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Commentaries on Acts 10:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Can any man forbid water - These had evidently received the Holy Ghost, and consequently were become members of the mystical body of Christ; and yet St. Peter requires that they shall receive baptism by water, that they might become members of the Christian Church. In other cases, they received baptism first, and the Spirit afterwards by the imposition of hands: see Acts 19:4-6, where the disciples who had received only the baptism of John were baptized…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Can any man forbid water … - They have shown that they are favored in the same way as the Jewish converts. God has manifested himself to them as he did to the Jews on the day of Pentecost. Is it not clear, therefore, that they are entitled to the privilege of Christian baptism? The expression used here is one that would naturally refer to water as being brought; that is, to a small quantity; and would seem to imply that they were baptized, not by…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. 1-48We here enter on an entirely new phase of the Christian Church, the "opening of the door of faith to the Gentiles"; in other words, the recognition of Gentile, on terms of perfect equality with Jewish, discipleship without the necessity of circumcision. Some beginnings appear to have been already made in this direction (see on Ac 11:20, 21); and Saul probably acted on this principle from the first, both in Arabia and in Syria and Cilicia. But had he been…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:47

• Baptism
• Catholicity
• Family
• Holy Spirit
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

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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