Acts 10:46

46 For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:

Acts 10:46 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:46

For they heard them speak with tongues
With divers tongues, which they had never learned, and before did not understand: and magnify God; they spoke of the wonderful works of God in these languages, as the apostles did at Pentecost, ( Acts 2:11 ) they spoke greatly in the praise of God, and gave thanks for his rich grace and mercy bestowed on them:

then answered Peter;
as follows.

Acts 10:46 In-Context

44 Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy gost fell on all them which hearde the preachinge.

45 And they of ye circucision which beleved were astonyed as many as came wt Peter because that on the Gentyls also was sheed oute ye gyfte of the holy gost.

46 For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:

47 can eny man forbyd water that these shuld not be baptised which have receaved the holy goost as well as we?

48 And he comaunded them to be baptysed in the name of the Lorde. Then prayde they him to tary a feawe dayes.