God gave them the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
“Surely no one can keep these people from being baptized with water. They’ve received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them, just as he had come on us at the beginning.
They began to praise God by speaking in unknown languages. When the Jewish believers who’d come with Peter heard this, they were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit was being poured out even on Gentiles. Peter said,
But if their plans come from God, you won’t be able to stop them. You’ll only find yourselves fighting against God.”