Acts 10:43

Acts 10:43

41 ^anot to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us ^bwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

42 And ^aHe commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify ^bthat it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge ^cof the living and the dead.

43 ^aTo Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, ^bwhoever believes in Him will receive ^cremission of sins.”

The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.

45 ^aAnd¹ those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, ^bbecause the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit ^ajust as we have?”

48 ^aAnd he commanded them to be baptized ^bin the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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To him give all the prophets witness—that is, This is the burden, generally of the prophetic testimony. It was fitter thus to give the spirit of their testimony, than to quote them in detail on such an occasion. But let this apostolic statement of the evangelical import of the Old Testament writings be devoutly weighed by those who are disposed to rationalize away this element in the Old Testament.

whosoever believeth in him—This was evidently said with special reference to the Gentile audience then before him, and formed a noble practical conclusion to the whole discourse.

Acts 10:39-43

we are witnesses of all . . . he did—not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded.

slew and hanged—that is, slew by hanging.

on a tree—So Acts 5:30 (and see on Galatians 3:13).

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