Acts 11:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 11:15

13 ^aAnd he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,

14 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’

15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, ^aas upon us at the beginning.

16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ^a‘John indeed baptized with water, but ^byou shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

17 ^aIf therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho was I that I could withstand God?”

18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, ^a“Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”

Barnabas and Saul at Antioch

19 ^aNow those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only.

Verse Comparison: Acts 11:15

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American Standard Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Amplified® Bible
When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning.

Contemporary English Version
After I started speaking, the Holy Spirit was given to them, just as the Spirit had been given to us at the beginning.

Darby English Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.

Good News Bible
And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as on us at the beginning.

International Standard Version
"When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he had on us at the beginning.

King James Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

New American Standard Bible
"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as {He did} upon us at the beginning.

New International Version
"As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning.

New King James Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them justas He did upon us at the beginning.

Young's Literal Translation
`And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

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