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No sooner were these words out of Peter's mouth than the Holy Spirit came on the listeners.
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The believing Jews who had come with Peter couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on "outsider" Gentiles,
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but there it was - they heard them speaking in tongues, heard them praising God.
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"Do I hear any objections to baptizing these friends with water? They've received the Holy Spirit exactly as we did."
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Hearing no objections, he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay on for a few days.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.