Acts 10:47
“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
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- Acts 8:36 : 36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”
- Acts 11:15-17 : 15 Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”
- Acts 15:8-9 : 8 And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.
- Rom 4:11 : 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
- Rom 10:12 : 12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
- Gen 17:24-26 : 24 Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised; 25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised. 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.
- Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 8:12 : 12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
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- Acts 10:44-463 verses83%
44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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48 So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
- Acts 11:12-176 verses78%
12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
15 Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.
16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”
- Acts 2:37-382 verses78%
37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
38 Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
- Acts 8:14-207 verses77%
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
16 (For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
19 saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him,“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!
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36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”
- Acts 19:2-32 verses76%
2 and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.
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8 And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
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4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 19:5-62 verses74%
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
6 and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
- Acts 4:7-93 verses73%
7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
9 if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–
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8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’
- Acts 4:19-202 verses71%
19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
20 for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
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12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
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16 saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
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8 And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language?
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1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
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32 And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
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38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
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27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
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6 When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
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41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
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16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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33 So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
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12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
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32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
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19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.