“ For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, ”
Speak with tongues - In other languages than their own native tongue, Acts 2:4 . And magnify God - And praise God.
Result of the Sermon. The Holy Spirit comes as a rule at baptism, but here, before anything is said about baptism, Peter's speech is interrupted by the descent of the Spirit. Those who had come wit...
speak . speaking. Greek. laleo, as in Acts 10:7 . magnify . magnifying. Greek. megaluno, as in Acts 5:13 . answered . App-122.
46. For they heard them. He expresseth what gifts of the Spirit were poured out upon them, and therewithal he noteth the use; to wit, that they had variety of tongues given them, so that the...
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, And magnify God - They had got new hearts as well as new tongues; and, having believed with the heart unto righteousness,...
They of the circumcision—were astonished, &c.— The Jews had a proverb among them, that the Holy Spirit would not dwell upon any heathen, nor even upon any Jew in a prophetic or miraculous manne...
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. The tongues used on this occasion were clearly not inten...
Peter and the Gentiles 1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the f...
Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit Acts 10:34-48 The address with which Peter answered the centurion's inquiry was largely a recapitulation of the great facts of gospel history. The ministry of J...
The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This...
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. (45) And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on...
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 lang...
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, Ver. 46. Spake with tongues ] This diversity of tongues, laid at first on mankind as a curse, Genesis 11:1,9 , God t...
While Peter yet spake Or, was yet speaking; these words Even before he had finished, and without the imposition of his hands on their heads; the Holy Ghost fell On Cornelius, and on all them w...
Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome, genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward th...
The Effect of Peter's Sermon. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And...
With tongues; with variety of languages, or strange tongues, as in the day of Pentecost, Acts 2:6 . Answered; an ordinary Hebraism for speaking, though the first part of any discourse. And Pet...
Peter's Speech To Cornelius And His Household and Friends (10:34-48).
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 10:34 . The word for respecter of persons , προσωπολήπτης, is found only here in the N.T., though προσωποληψία occurs in Romans 2:11 . Acts 10:35 . Accepted with Him .—...
Acts 10:1 . Cornelius, a centurion. The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or convert...
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion. Peter’s vision The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that...
EXPOSITION Acts 10:1 Now there was (two last words in italics) for there was (in roman), A.V. and T.R.; Cornelius by name for called Cornelius, A.V. A glance at the map will show th...
The effect of the sermon:
1 Corinthians 14:20-25 ; Acts 19:6 ; Acts 2:11 ; Acts 2:4
After His Resurrection Acts 10:38-48 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory to what shall follow, we wish to call attention to the fact that the early Church gave an unchallenged testimony to the...