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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Green's Literal Translation

Acts 11:15

And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Gentiles;   Holy Spirit;   Peter;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Faith;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Baptism with the spirit;   Peter;   Vision;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Baptism ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mnason;   Paul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Baptism;   1 Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Tongues, Gift of;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Amazement;   Baptism;   Law;   Lord;   Mnason;   Personality;   Peter;   Preaching Christ;   Witness (2);   Smith Bible Dictionary - Tongues, Gift of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Baptism;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism (Lutheran Doctrine);   Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Begin;   Tongues, Gift of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.
King James Version (1611)
And as I began to speake, the holy Ghost fell on them, as on vs at the beginning.
King James Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
English Standard Version
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just 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 Century Version
When I began my speech, the Holy Spirit came on them just as he came 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 [at Pentecost].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.
Legacy Standard Bible
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.
Berean Standard Bible
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as He had come upon 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
"But I had hardly begun speaking when the Ruach HaKodesh fell on them, just as on us at the beginning!
Darby Translation
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.
Easy-to-Read Version
"After I began speaking, the Holy Spirit came on them just as he came on us at the beginning.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And as I began to speake, the holy Ghost fell on them, euen as vpon vs at the beginning.
George Lamsa Translation
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at the beginning.
Good News Translation
And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as on us at the beginning.
Lexham English Bible
And as I was beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning.
American Standard Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
Bible in Basic English
And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.
Hebrew Names Version
As I began to speak, the Ruach HaKodesh fell on them, even 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.Acts 2:4;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when I proceeded to speak there, the Spirit of Holiness overshadowed them, as upon us from the beginning.
Murdock Translation
And when I there commenced speaking, the Holy Spirit overshadowed them, as it did us from the beginning.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And as I began to speake, the holy ghost fell on them, as he dyd on vs at the begynnyng.
English Revised Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
World English Bible
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
Weymouth's New Testament
"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Y hadde bigunnun to speke, the Hooli Goost felle on hem, as in to vs in the bigynnyng.
Update Bible Version
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
Webster's Bible Translation
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
New English Translation
Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did 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.
New Living Translation
"As I began to speak," Peter continued, "the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.
New Life Bible
"As I began to talk to them, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as He did on us at the beginning.
New Revised Standard
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as I began to be speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as upon us also at the beginning.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning.
Revised Standard Version
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And as I begane to preach ye holy goost fell on them as he dyd on vs at the begynninge.
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan I beganne to speake, the holy goost fell vpo them, like as vpon vs at ye begynnynge.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and while I was speaking to them, the holy spirit descended upon them, as it did on us, at the beginning.
THE MESSAGE
"So I started in, talking. Before I'd spoken half a dozen sentences, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us the first time. I remembered Jesus' words: ‘John baptized with water; you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' So I ask you: If God gave the same exact gift to them as to us when we believed in the Master Jesus Christ, how could I object to God?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
"When I opened my mouth to talk," Pete continued, "the Holy Ghost filled 'em like it had done when it first filled us.

Contextual Overview

1 And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also received the Word of God. 2 And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them. 4 But beginning, Peter set out to them in order, saying, 5 I was being in the city of Joppa, praying. And in an ecstasy, I saw a vision: a certain vessel was coming down, like a huge sheet, being let down by four corners out of the heaven; and it came as far as me. 6 Looking intently on this , I observed. And I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the heaven. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, Peter, rise up, slay and eat. 8 But I said, Not at all, Lord, because never has anything common or unclean entered into my mouth. 9 But a voice answered me the second time out of the heaven, What God has cleansed, you do not make common. 10 And this took place three times , and all things were pulled up into the heaven again.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as I: Acts 10:34-44

the Holy Ghost: Acts 10:45, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:6

as on: Acts 2:2-12, Acts 4:31

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:21 - with their vanities Ezekiel 11:5 - the Spirit Joel 2:28 - upon Micah 5:7 - as a dew Zechariah 12:10 - I will pour Matthew 3:11 - he shall Mark 1:8 - he shall Luke 3:16 - he shall John 1:33 - the same Acts 1:5 - John Acts 2:39 - and to all Acts 8:16 - he was Acts 10:44 - the Holy Ghost Acts 10:47 - General Acts 11:17 - as God Acts 15:8 - giving Acts 19:2 - Have ye Galatians 3:2 - Received Galatians 3:14 - might 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - in the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as I began to speak,...., That is, whilst he was speaking; the word "begin" with Luke, both, in his Gospel and in this history, is used not to denote the time or order of any action, but the thing itself; as in Luke 4:21 for otherwise it was towards the close, and not at the beginning of his discourse, that what follows happened:

the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning; of our ministry, since the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ; meaning on the day of Pentecost, and that the Holy Ghost fell on Cornelius and those that were with him, in a like visible form, and in the same kind of gifts, as speaking with tongues, as on them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And as I began to speak - Or, while I was speaking.

The Holy Ghost ... - Acts 10:44.


 
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