Acts 11:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So how could I have gone against God?

Cross References

Job 33:13

So why do you challenge God to answer you?

Daniel 4:35

To him the nations are far less than nothing; God controls the stars in the sky and everyone on this earth. When God does something, we cannot change it or even ask why.”

Acts 10:45

Some Jewish followers of the Lord had come with Peter, and they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been given to Gentiles.

Acts 10:47

“These Gentiles have been given the Holy Spirit, just as we have! I am certain that no one would dare stop us from baptizing them.”

Acts 11:15

After I started speaking, the Holy Spirit was given to them, just as the Spirit had been given to us at the beginning.

Acts 5:39

But if God is behind it, you cannot stop it anyway, unless you want to fight against God. The council members agreed with what he said,