Acts 11:17

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

If then God gave to them the same Gift [equally] as He gave to us when we believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I and what power or authority had I to interfere or hinder or forbid or withstand God?

Cross References

Job 33:13

Why do you contend against Him? For He does not give account of any of His actions. [Sufficient for us it should be to know that it is He Who does them.]

Job 40:2

Shall he who would find fault with the Almighty contend with Him? He who disputes with God, let him answer it.

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing. And He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay His hand or say to Him, What are You doing?

Acts 10:45

And the believers from among the circumcised [the Jews] who came with Peter were surprised and amazed, because the free gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed and poured out largely even on the Gentiles.

Acts 10:47

Can anyone forbid or refuse water for baptizing these people, seeing that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

Acts 11:15

When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning. [Acts 2:1-4.]

Acts 5:39

But if it is of God, you will not be able to stop or overthrow or destroy them; you might even be found fighting against God!