Acts 11:17 - Modern English Version

¹⁷ If then God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ 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?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ If then God gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ If God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, then who am I? Could I stand in God’s way?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Therefore, if God gave them the same grace, as also to us, who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I would be able to prohibit God?"

Acts 11:17 Tagairtí Cros

Job 33:13

Why do you strive against Him? For He does not give an accounting for any of His words.

Job 40:2

“Will he who argues with the Almighty instruct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. And no one can stay His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?”

Acts 10:45

All the believers of the circumcision who had come with Peter were astonished, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

Acts 10:47

“Can anyone forbid water for baptizing these, who have received the Holy Spirit as we have?”

Acts 11:15

“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as He fell on us at the beginning.

Acts 5:39

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest perhaps you be found even fighting against God.”