Acts 11:17

Forasmuch then. If (App-118) therefore.

gift. Greek. dorea. Compare Acts 2:38 and John 4:10.

us. us also.

who. when we.

believed. App-150.

Jesus Christ. App-98.

could. was able to.

withstand. hinder.

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¹⁷ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

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