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Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting <i>and</i> magnifying <i>and</i> praising God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and declaring the greatness of God. Then Peter responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in other languages and declaring the greatness of God. Then Peter responded, &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God. Peter said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They heard these non-Jewish people speaking in other languages and praising God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in strange tongues and praising God's greatness. Peter spoke up: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because they heard them speaking in foreign languages and praising God. Then Peter said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in other tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they heard them speak in languages and magnify God. Then answered Peter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they heard them speak with divers tongues, and magnify God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in various languages and magnifying God, and Shimeon was saying:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then Peter answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for they were hearing them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in different languages, and magnifying God. Then Peter addressed them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for they heard them express their praises to God in divers languages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />for they heard them speaking in <i>divers</i> languages, and glorifying God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/10-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3496" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/10.htm">The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">45</span>All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkouon (V-IIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">they heard</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountōn (V-PPA-GMP) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speaking</a> <a href="/greek/1100.htm" title="1100: glōssais (N-DFP) -- The tongue; by implication, a language.">in tongues</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3170.htm" title="3170: megalynontōn (V-PPA-GMP) -- (a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol. From megas; to make great, i.e. Increase or extol.">exalting</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God.</a> <a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petros (N-NMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">said,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">47</span>“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4</a></span><br />And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">1 Corinthians 14:2</a></span><br />For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Acts 19:6</a></span><br />And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a></span><br />to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-5.htm">1 Corinthians 14:5</a></span><br />I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Mark 16:17</a></span><br />And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-39.htm">1 Corinthians 14:39</a></span><br />So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Acts 11:15-17</a></span><br />As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning. / Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ / So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">1 Corinthians 13:1</a></span><br />If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Acts 2:11</a></span><br />both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-18.htm">1 Corinthians 14:18</a></span><br />I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a></span><br />Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-25.htm">Numbers 11:25-29</a></span><br />Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again. / Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp. / A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">1 Samuel 10:10</a></span><br />When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,</p><p class="hdg">speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4,11</a></b></br> And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Acts 19:6</a></b></br> And when Paul had laid <i>his</i> hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20-25</a></b></br> Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/10-8.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Exalting</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Extolling</a> <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Languages</a> <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/acts/5-13.htm">Magnifying</a> <a href="/luke/9-43.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/3-9.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/10-27.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">Exalting</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Extolling</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/acts/11-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">Languages</a> <a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-51.htm">Magnifying</a> <a href="/acts/19-27.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/acts/11-14.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/11-4.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-11.htm">who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-17.htm">and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/10-44.htm">the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For they heard them speaking in tongues</b><br>The phenomenon of speaking in tongues, or glossolalia, is first introduced in <a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2</a> during the event of Pentecost. Here, it signifies the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Gentiles, similar to what the Jewish believers experienced. This event marks a pivotal moment in the early church, demonstrating that the gift of the Holy Spirit is not limited by ethnic or cultural boundaries. The ability to speak in tongues serves as a sign of divine approval and inclusion into the body of Christ, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a>, where God promises to pour out His Spirit on all people.<p><b>and exalting God.</b><br>The act of exalting God indicates a response of worship and acknowledgment of His greatness. This mirrors the response of the Jewish believers at Pentecost, who also praised God when filled with the Holy Spirit. The Gentiles' worship underscores the universality of the gospel message and the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a>. It also reflects the fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant, where all nations would be blessed through his seed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<p><b>Then Peter said,</b><br>Peter, a leading apostle, plays a crucial role in the early church's expansion to the Gentiles. His presence and response are significant, as he had received a vision from God in <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a>, preparing him for this moment. Peter's willingness to accept the Gentiles into the faith community demonstrates the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in overcoming traditional Jewish prejudices. This moment is a fulfillment of Jesus' command in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> to be witnesses "to the ends of the earth," and it sets a precedent for the inclusion of all people in the church, as further discussed in <a href="/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a> during the Jerusalem Council.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' twelve apostles, a key leader in the early Christian church, and the primary speaker in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cornelius.htm">Cornelius</a></b><br>A Roman centurion who is devout and God-fearing, whose household is the setting for this event.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/household_of_cornelius.htm">Household of Cornelius</a></b><br>Includes family and close friends gathered to hear Peter's message, experiencing the Holy Spirit's outpouring.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_spirit.htm">Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The third person of the Trinity, whose presence is manifested through the speaking in tongues and exalting God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/caesarea.htm">Caesarea</a></b><br>The city where Cornelius lives, a significant location for the spread of the Gospel to Gentiles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a></b><br>The event at Cornelius' house demonstrates that the Gospel is for all people, regardless of ethnic or cultural background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit's presence is evidenced by speaking in tongues, signifying divine approval and empowerment for ministry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>The inclusion of Gentiles into the faith community highlights the unity and diversity within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_leading.htm">Obedience to God's Leading</a></b><br>Peter's willingness to visit Cornelius, despite cultural barriers, shows the importance of obedience to God's direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_response_to_god's_work.htm">Worship as a Response to God's Work</a></b><br>The exalting of God by Cornelius' household is a natural response to the work of the Holy Spirit and should be a model for believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'foundation_of_apostles'.htm">What does 'The End of All Things Is at Hand' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_worship_styles.htm">What are the different styles of worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_gentiles_got_holy_spirit,_tongues.htm">Acts 10:44-46 - Is there any archaeological or historical proof that Gentiles suddenly received the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_daily_compassion.htm">What is the purpose of speaking in tongues?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For they heard them</span>, etc. This was the incontrovertible evidence of their reception of the Holy Ghost (see <a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Acts 11:15-18</a>, and Acts 2:4 and 11, and note on ver. 4). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/10-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they heard</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤκουον</span> <span class="translit">(ēkouon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaking</span><br /><span class="grk">λαλούντων</span> <span class="translit">(lalountōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in tongues</span><br /><span class="grk">γλώσσαις</span> <span class="translit">(glōssais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue; by implication, a language.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">exalting</span><br /><span class="grk">μεγαλυνόντων</span> <span class="translit">(megalynontōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3170.htm">Strong's 3170: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol. From megas; to make great, i.e. Increase or extol.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεόν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Τότε</span> <span class="translit">(Tote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Peter</span><br /><span class="grk">Πέτρος</span> <span class="translit">(Petros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/10-46.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 10:46 For they heard them speaking in other (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/10-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 10:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 10:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/10-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 10:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 10:47" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>