Acts 10:46

Christian Standard Bible ®

For they heard them speaking in other tongues and declaring the greatness of God.

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

King James Version
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

English Standard Version
For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,

New American Standard Bible
For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded,

New Century Version
These believers heard them speaking in different languages and praising God. Then Peter said,

Amplified Bible
For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting and magnifying and praising God. Then Peter said,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

Legacy Standard Bible
For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Berean Standard Bible
For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,

Contemporary English Version
Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God. Peter said,

Complete Jewish Bible
on the Goyim, for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Kefa's response was,

Darby Translation
for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Easy-to-Read Version
They heard them speaking different languages and praising God. Then Peter said,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

George Lamsa Translation
For they heard them speak with divers tongues, and magnify God.

Good News Translation
For they heard them speaking in strange tongues and praising God's greatness. Peter spoke up:

Lexham English Bible
for they heard them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter said,

Literal Translation
For they heard them speaking in languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

American Standard Version
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Bible in Basic English
And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

Hebrew Names Version
For they heard them speak with other languages and magnify God. Then Kefa answered,

International Standard Version
For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

Etheridge Translation
For they heard them speaking with tongues; and they magnified Aloha. And Shemun said,

Murdock Translation
For they heard them speak with diverse tongues, and magnify God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:

English Revised Version
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

World English Bible
For they heard them speak with other languages and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

Weymouth's New Testament
For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thei herden hem spekynge in langagis, and magnyfiynge God.

Update Bible Version
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

Webster's Bible Translation
For they heard them speak in languages and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

New English Translation
for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

New King James Version
For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

New Living Translation
For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked,

New Life Bible
They heard them speak in special sounds and give thanks to God. Then Peter said,

New Revised Standard
for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter -

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

Revised Standard Version
For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:

Young's Literal Translation
for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For they herde that they spake with tunges, and magnified God. The answered Peter:

Mace New Testament (1729)
for they heard them express their praises to God in divers languages.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But sure enough, these Gentiles were speaking in languages they didn't know and praising the Boss.Then Pete said,

Contextual Overview

⁴⁴While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message. ⁴⁵The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. ⁴⁶For they heard them speaking in other tongues and declaring the greatness of God.⁴⁷“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” ⁴⁸He commanded them to 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

speak: Acts 2:4, Acts 2:11, Acts 19:6, 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 47:3 - waters were to the ankles Mark 16:17 - they Luke 24:47 - among John 14:12 - greater Acts 11:15 - the Holy Ghost 1 Corinthians 12:10 - divers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they heard them speak with tongues,.... With divers tongues, which they had never learned, and before did not understand: and magnify God; they spoke of the wonderful works of God in these languages, as the apostles did at Pentecost, Acts 2:11 they spoke greatly in the praise of God, and gave thanks for his rich grace and mercy bestowed on them:

then answered Peter; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Speak with tongues - In other languages than their own native tongue, Acts 2:4.

And magnify God - And praise God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 10:46. And magnify God. — They had got new hearts as well as new tongues; and, having believed with the heart unto righteousness, their tongues made confession unto salvation; and God was magnified for the mercy which he had imparted.