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Acts 10:44

in Acts 10

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.

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ASV

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word.

KJV

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

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This verse in Acts 10

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

While Peter yet spake - It in not very likely that the words recorded by St. Luke are all that the apostle spoke on this occasion; but, while he continued to discourse with them on this subject, the Holy Ghost fell on all them that heard the word; and his descent was known by their being enabled to speak with different kinds of tongues.

This site's exposition

the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word

on Acts 10:44-46

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word, the gift arriving before baptism and before Peter has even finished his sentence, removing any doubt about whether these Gentiles first needed to become Jewish proselytes. The circumcision believers who came with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also, their astonishment itself Luke's evidence that nothing about this outcome had been staged or expected. They heard them speak with tongues and magnify God, the same sign that marked Pentecost and will mark Ephesus later in the book, the Spirit bearing the same witness to Gentile believers that he bore at Jerusalem, a pattern the church receives as his continuing work, and the text's own purpose here is proof to the Jewish witnesses rather than a template asserted for every future conversion.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

on Acts 10:44-48

It is not unlikely that some Gentiles might before now have stepped into a synagogue of the Jews, and heard the gospel preached; but the gospel was never yet designedly preached to the Gentiles, nor any of them baptized--Cornelius was the first; and here we have, I. An account given us of this Cornelius, who and what he was, who was the first-born of the Gentiles to Christ.
Modern Voices1 voice

on Acts 10:44-46

This passage is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, it demonstrates that the experience of speaking in tongues is not limited to the Jewish believers of Pentecost but extends to Gentiles as well.

The words behind it

18 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Acts 11:15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.13 worksActs 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.9 worksActs 15:8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.7 worksActs 4:31After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.5 worksLuke 3:16John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.5 worksRomans 14:3The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.5 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
Acts 2:2–4Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.4 worksActs 19:2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”3 worksActs 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”3 worksActs 8:15–17On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.2 works1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.1 worksEzekiel 11:5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 4:31

    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

    it leads to

    • Acts 2:4

      And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • Matthew 21:22

      If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

    • Acts 2:2

      Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

    • Isaiah 65:24

      Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

    • Acts 16:25–26

      About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

  • Through

    Acts 19:6

    And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

    it leads to

    • Acts 6:6

      They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

    • Mark 16:17

      And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

  • Through

    Acts 11:15

    As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.

    it leads to

    • Acts 19:6

      And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
Acts: the study guide →Read Acts 10 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charlie Shamp, Speaking in Tongues: The Definitive Evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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