Acts 10:46 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:46

For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

KJV

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

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Commentary

2 voices

Severus of Antioch

CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 10.44 (538)

At the beginning of the preaching, when the apostles announced the gospel, those who received holy baptism both spoke with tongues and prophesied in order to prove that they had received the Holy Spirit. When unbelief was at its climax, then, as was necessary, the …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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, Act 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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And magnify God - They had got new hearts as well as new tongues; and, having believed with the heart unto righteousness, their tongues made confession unto salvation; and God was magnified for the mercy which he had imparted.

Modern Voices1 voice

Charlie Shamp

Speaking in Tongues: The Definitive Evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit (2024)

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.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἤκουον	ēkouon	They were hearing	G191 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	when they	G846 →
λαλούντων	lalountōn	are speaking	G2980 →
γλώσσαις	glōssais	in tongues	G1100 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μεγαλυνόντων	megalunontōn	magnifying	G3170 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεόν.	theon	God.	G2316 →
τότε	tote	Then	G5119 →
ἀπεκρίθη	apekrithē	answered	G611 →
Πέτρος·	Petros	Peter;	G4074 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
leads to
- 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;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
  to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 13:52
  And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Through
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;
leads to
- Acts 5:16
  Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28
  And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- Acts 8:7
  With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
- Luke 10:17
  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- John 14:12
  Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.