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George Lamsa Translation
Acts 11:18
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When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles.”
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance vnto life.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."
When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
When the believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, "So God is allowing even other nations to turn to him and live."
When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death]."
When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life."
And when they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life."
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life."
When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, "God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!"
On hearing these things, they stopped objecting and began to praise God, saying, "This means that God has enabled the Goyim as well to do t'shuvah and have life!"
And when they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then indeed God has to the nations also granted repentance to life.
When the Jewish believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, "So God is also allowing even those who are not Jews to change their hearts so that they can have the life he gives!"
When they heard these things, they helde their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles graunted repentance vnto life.
When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, "Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!"
And when they heard these things, they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance leading to life to the Gentiles also!"
And hearing these things, they kept silent and glorified God, saying, Then God also has granted to the nations repentance unto life.
And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.
And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
When they heard these things, they held their shalom, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Goyim repentance to life!"
When they heard this, they quieted down, and praised God, saying, "So God has given even the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."Romans 10:12-13;">[xr]
And when these words they had heard they were silent, and they praised Aloha, and said, Now also unto the Gentiles Aloha hath given repentance unto life.
And when they heard these words, they desisted; and they glorified God and said: Now to the Gentiles also doth God give repentance unto life.
When they hearde these thynges, they helde their peace, and glorified God, saying: Then hath God also to ye Gentiles, graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe.
And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"
When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.
This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
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And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also has God granted repentance to life.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance to life.
When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles."
When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life."
When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, "We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life."
When they heard these words, they said nothing more. They thanked God, saying, "Then God has given life also to the people who are not Jews. They have this new life by being sorry for their sins and turning from them."
When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, "Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
And, having heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying - Hence, even unto the nations, God hath granted repentance unto life.
Having heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance, unto life.
When they heard this they were silenced. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance unto life."
when they hearde this they helde their peace and gloryfied God sayinge: then hath God also to the gentyls graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe.
And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'
Whan they herde this, they helde their peace, and praysed God, and sayde: Then hath God also to the Heithen graunted repentaunce vnto life.
Having heard this, they were appeas'd, and glorified God, saying, God has then granted salvation likewise to the gentiles, on the terms of their repentance.
Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. "It's really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!"
This shut everyone up, but for just a second. After that, everyone began praising God. Many people agreed, "God has now given outsiders a chance to come onto the ranch and live forever!"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they held: Leviticus 10:19, Leviticus 10:20, Joshua 22:30
and glorified: Acts 15:3, Acts 21:20, Isaiah 60:21, Isaiah 61:3, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 1:24
hath: Acts 11:1, Acts 13:47, Acts 13:48, Acts 14:27, Acts 22:21, Acts 22:22, Romans 3:29, Romans 3:30, Romans 9:30, Romans 10:12, Romans 10:13, Romans 15:9-16, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 3:27, Ephesians 2:11-18, Ephesians 3:5-8
granted: Acts 3:19, Acts 3:26, Acts 5:31, Acts 20:21, Acts 26:17-20, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Ezekiel 36:26, Zechariah 12:10, Romans 10:12, Romans 10:13, Romans 15:9, Romans 15:16, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 2 Timothy 2:25, 2 Timothy 2:26, James 1:16, James 1:17
Reciprocal: Isaiah 11:10 - to it shall Isaiah 42:1 - he shall Ezekiel 47:22 - and to the strangers Matthew 3:2 - Repent Matthew 4:17 - Repent Matthew 8:11 - That Matthew 9:13 - but Matthew 12:18 - and he Mark 6:12 - preached Mark 7:28 - yet Luke 2:20 - General Luke 14:23 - Go Luke 15:10 - one Luke 18:43 - followed Luke 24:47 - that John 7:35 - teach Acts 15:23 - brethren Acts 17:30 - but Acts 26:20 - repent Acts 28:28 - sent Romans 2:9 - of the Jew Romans 6:17 - But 1 Corinthians 3:6 - God 2 Corinthians 9:13 - they Philippians 1:6 - begun Colossians 1:6 - knew 1 Thessalonians 2:16 - Forbidding 1 Timothy 1:15 - worthy Hebrews 6:1 - repentance Hebrews 6:9 - things
Cross-References
The son of Serug, the son of Arau, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shalah,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When they heard these things,.... Peter's vision at Joppa, and Cornelius's at Caesarea, and the wonderful pouring forth of the Spirit upon these Gentiles under Peter's sermon:
they held their peace; and ceased contending and disputing with Peter, or blaming him for his conduct; for otherwise they were not silent, but made use of their tongues:
and glorified God; praised his name, adored his rich grace, and gave him the glory of all the wonderful things related to them:
saying, then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. The phrase "unto life", is left out in the Ethiopic version, which only reads, "God hath also given to the Gentiles that they should repent"; but it ought not to be omitted, being in the Greek copies in general, and of considerable moment, rightly understood; the Arabic version directs to a wrong sense of it, "perhaps God hath given also to the Gentiles repentance, that they may live by it"; the word "perhaps", is very wrongly put instead of "then", which affirms that God had given them repentance, whereas this makes a doubt of it; and upon a supposition of it, the version ascribes too much to it; for it is not by repentance that men live spiritually, but by faith in Christ Jesus; nor do they obtain eternal life by it, but by Christ; though true repentance is an evidence of spiritual life, and it begins with it, for as soon as ever God quickens a sinner, he shows him the evil of sin, and gives him repentance for it: "repentance" here designs the grace of evangelical repentance, which is attended with faith in Christ, as it was in these Gentiles, and with views of pardon in Christ, and which springs from the love of God, and this is "unto life"; is a repentance from dead works, and is attended with a life of faith, and issues in eternal life: and it is also a "grant" from God; it is not in the power of man's free will, who though he may have time and means, yet if he has not grace given him to repent, he never will; his heart is hard and obdurate, and no means will do without an almighty power; not the most severe judgments, nor the greatest mercies, nor the most powerful ministry; it is a pure gift of God's free grace, and a blessing of the covenant of grace: and this being given to Gentiles, shows that the covenant of grace belongs to them, as well as to the Jews; and discovers a false opinion of the Jews, that the Gentiles should not be saved; and answers the design of the Gospel being sent among them, whereby the doctrines both of repentance and remission are preached unto them; and opens the glorious mystery of the calling of them, and may encourage sinners of the Gentiles to hope for this grace, and apply to Christ for it, who is exalted to give it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They held their peace - They were convinced, as Peter had been, by the manifest indications of the will of God.
Then hath God ... - The great truth in this manner established that the doors of the church are opened To the entire Gentile world - a truth that was worthy of this remarkable interposition. It at once changed the views of the apostles and of the early Christians; gave them new, large, and liberal conceptions of the gospel; broke down their long-cherished prejudices; taught them to look upon all people as their brethren; impressed their hearts with the truth, never after to be eradicated, that the Christian church was founded for the wide world, and that it opened the same glorious pathway to life wherever man might be found, whether with the narrow prejudice of the Jew, or amidst the degradations of the pagan world. To this truth we owe our hopes; for this, we should thank the God of heaven; and, impressed with it, we should seek to invite the entire world to partake with us of the rich provisions of the gospel of the blessed God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 11:18. They held their peace — Their prejudices were confounded; they considered the subject, and saw that it was from God; then they glorified him, because they saw that he had granted unto the Gentiles repentance unto life. As the word μεÏανοια, which we translate repentance, signifies literally a change of mind, it may be here referred to a change of religious views, c. And as repentance signifies a change of life and conduct, from evil to good, so the word μεÏανοια may be used here to signify a change from a false religion to the true one from idolatry, to the worship of the true God. Rosenmuller thinks that, in several cases, where it is spoken of the Jews, it signifies their change from a contempt of the Messiah to reverence for him, and the consequent embracing of the Christian religion.
The Christians who were present were all satisfied with St. Peter's account and apology; but it does not appear that all were ultimately satisfied, as we know there were serious disputes in the Church afterwards on this very subject: see Acts 15:5, &c., where Christian believers, from among the Pharisees, insisted that it was necessary to circumcise the converted Gentiles, and cause them to keep the law of Moses. This opinion was carried much farther in the Church at Jerusalem afterwards, as may be seen at large in Acts 21:21, &c.
