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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Acts 10:45

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Bigotry;   Catholicity;   Charism;   Circumcision;   Gentiles;   Holy Spirit;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Circumcision;   Conversion;   Gentiles;   Missions, World-Wide;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Holy Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Circumcision;   Gentiles;   Gift of the Holy Spirit, the;   Heathen, the;   Language;   Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit;   Prophecies Respecting Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Centurion;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Acts, book of;   Baptism with the spirit;   Caesarea;   Cornelius;   Peter;   Tongues;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Circumcision;   Joel, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cornelius;   Faithful;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joshua;   Miracles;   Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Gentiles;   Ordinances;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Christianity;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Joppa;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Nations;   Power of the Keys;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Astonishment, Astonished;   Boyhood of Jesus;   Caesarea ;   Faith ;   Gift;   Gifts;   Hypocrisy ;   Law;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Caesarea;   Proselyte;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Peter;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Astonished;   Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Cornelius;   Peter, Simon;   Peter, the First Epistle of;   Tongues, Gift of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christian;   Simon Cephas;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 7;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
The Jews who had ridden with Pete from Joppa couldn't believe the Holy Ghost was being given to people who were not Jewish.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Legacy Standard Bible
And all the circumcised believers who came with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Bible in Basic English
And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,
Darby Translation
And the faithful of the circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, that upon the nations also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out:
New King James Version
And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Christian Standard Bible®
The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
World English Bible
They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the believers of the circumcision, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, that the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also.
Weymouth's New Testament
And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.
King James Version (1611)
And they of the circumcision which beleeued, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was powred out the gift of the holy Ghost.
Literal Translation
And the faithful of the circumcision were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the faithfull of the circucision which came with Peter, were astonnyed, because that the gifte of ye holy goost was shed out also vpon the Heythen.
Mace New Testament (1729)
all the Jewish converts, who came with Paul, were astonished to see that the gift of the holy spirit was diffused likewise among the Gentiles.
Amplified Bible
All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
American Standard Version
And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Revised Standard Version
And the believers from among the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they of ye circucision which beleved were astonyed as many as came wt Peter because that on the Gentyls also was sheed oute ye gyfte of the holy gost.
Update Bible Version
And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they of the circumcision who believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,
New Century Version
The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been given even to the nations.
New English Translation
The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
Contemporary English Version
Some Jewish followers of the Lord had come with Peter, and they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been given to Gentiles.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the believers from the Circumcision faction who had accompanied Kefa were amazed that the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh was also being poured out
English Standard Version
And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they of the circumcision which beleeued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was powred out the gift of the holy Ghost.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Jewish converts who had come with him were seized with amazement because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles also;
Hebrew Names Version
They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Kefa, because the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh was also poured out on the Goyim.
International Standard Version
Then the circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too.Acts 10:23; 11:18; Galatians 3:14;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And the circumcised brethren who had come with him were astonished and amazed, because upon the Gentiles also the gift of the Spirit of Holiness was poured out.
Murdock Translation
And the circumcised brethren who came with him, were amazed and astonished, that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.
New Living Translation
The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too.
New Life Bible
The Jewish followers who had come along with Peter were surprised and wondered because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also given to the people who were not Jews.
English Revised Version
And they of the circumcision which believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
New Revised Standard
The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the faithful, of the circumcision, who had come with Peter, were amazed, - in that, upon the nations also, the free-gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter, were astonished for that the grace of the Holy Ghost was poured out upon the Gentiles also.
King James Version
And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Lexham English Bible
And those believers from the circumcision who had accompanied Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they of the circumcision which beleued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the gentiles also was shedde out the gyft of the holy ghost.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the Holy Spirit had been poured out as a gift also to people who were not Jews.
New American Standard Bible
All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles.
Good News Translation
The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were amazed that God had poured out his gift of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles also.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the feithful men of circumcisioun, that camen with Petre, wondriden, that also in to naciouns the grace of the Hooli Goost is sched out.

Contextual Overview

44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard his message. 45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.46For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said, 47"Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!" 48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Acts 10:23, Acts 11:3, Acts 11:15-18, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:14

the Gentiles: Galatians 2:15, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 3:5-8, Colossians 2:13, Colossians 2:14

Reciprocal: Isaiah 44:3 - pour my Isaiah 60:5 - thou shalt see Ezekiel 47:3 - waters were to the ankles Zechariah 12:10 - I will pour Matthew 8:11 - That Matthew 10:5 - Go Mark 1:8 - he shall Acts 1:5 - but Acts 2:17 - I will Acts 2:33 - he Acts 2:38 - and ye Acts 2:39 - and to all Acts 8:20 - the gift Acts 11:2 - they Acts 11:12 - these Acts 15:8 - giving Acts 19:6 - the Holy Ghost Colossians 4:11 - who Titus 3:6 - he shed Hebrews 6:4 - and have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they of the circumcision which believed,.... Or "of the Jews that believed", as the Ethiopic version renders it; the circumcised Jews who believed in Jesus Christ:

were astonished, as many as came with Peter; who were six brethren, as appears from Acts 11:12 these were amazed,

because that on the Gentiles also was poured out of the gift of the Holy Ghost; which they before thought was peculiar to the Jews; and this was according to their former notions, and the sentiments of the whole nation, that the Shekinah does not dwell without the land, and only in the land of Israel o; yea, they sometimes say, only upon the families in Israel, whose genealogies are clear p: the same they say of prophecy q, which is one of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and was one of those which were now bestowed. They own, that before the giving of the law, the Holy Ghost was among the Gentiles, but from that time ceased to be among them r: hence even these believing Jews wonder at the pouring it forth upon them; which they needed not, had they known that the legal dispensation was now at an end, and the Gospel dispensation had taken place; in which it had been foretold the Spirit should be poured forth on the dry ground of the Gentiles.

o Zohar in Gen. fol. 118. 4. & in Exod. fol. 2. 3. & 70. 2. Maimon. Kiddush Hachodesh, c. 4. sect. 12. & Jarchi in Jonah i. 3. p T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 70. 2. q Zohar in Gen. fol. 128. 4. r Seder Olam Rabba, c. 21. p. 59.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they of the circumcision - Who had been Jews.

Were astonished - Were amazed that Gentiles should be admitted to the same favor as themselves.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 10:45. They of the circumcision - were astonished — Because it was a maxim with them that the Shechinah or Divine influence could not be revealed to any person who dwelt beyond the precincts of the promised land. Nor did any of them believe that the Divine Spirit could be communicated to any Gentile. It is no wonder, therefore, that they were amazed when they saw the Spirit of God so liberally given as it was on this occasion.


 
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