Acts

Acts 11:15–18

15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning. 16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’c 17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

18When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

Footnotes

  • c 11:16 Or ‘John baptized in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’Acts 1:5|ACT 1:5

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Acts 11:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IμεmePersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
beganἄρξασθαίarxasthaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleG756 I begin
to speakλαλεῖνlaleinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2980 I speak, say
theτὸtoArticle - Nominative Neuter SingularG3588 the
HolyἍγιονHagionAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG40 set apart, holy, sacred
SpiritΠνεῦμαPneumaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
fellἐπέπεσενepepesenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1968 I fall upon, press upon
uponἐπ’ep’PrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
themαὐτοὺςautousPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
just asὥσπερhōsperAdverbG5618 just as, as
uponἐφ’eph’PrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
atἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
beginningἀρχῇarchēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG746 ruler, beginning

Acts 11:16

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
I rememberedἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person SingularG3403 I remember, recall
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
wordῥήματοςrhēmatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4487 a thing spoken
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
howὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
He saidἔλεγενelegenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2491 John
baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG907 I dip, submerge, baptize
with waterὕδατιhydatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG5204 water
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
youὑμεῖςhymeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
will be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralG907 I dip, submerge, baptize
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
HolyἉγίῳHagiōAdjective - Dative Neuter SingularG40 set apart, holy, sacred
SpiritΠνεύματιPneumatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit

Acts 11:17

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
SoοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
ifεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
gaveἔδωκενedōkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
sameἴσηνisēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG2470 equal, identical
giftδωρεὰνdōreanNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1431 a free gift
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
who believedπιστεύσασινpisteusasinVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralG4100 I believe, have faith in
inἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚύριονKyrionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
JesusἸησοῦνIēsounNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστόνChristonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
whoτίςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5101 who, which, what
wasἤμηνēmēnVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
toδυνατὸςdynatosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1415 powerful, able, possible
hinderκωλῦσαιkōlysaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2967 I prevent, hinder
GodΘεόνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

Acts 11:18

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG191 I hear, listen
they had no furtherἡσύχασανhēsychasanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2270 I rest, am silent, live quietly
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
they glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
sayingλέγοντεςlegontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG3004 I say, speak
So thenἌραAraConjunctionG686 then, therefore, since
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
has grantedἔδωκενedōkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
evenκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Neuter PluralG3588 the
GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinNoun - Dative Neuter PluralG1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind
untoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
lifeζωὴνzōēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2222 life

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 11:15 Acts 19:6 · Acts 10:34–46 · Acts 2:2–12

Acts 11:16 Acts 1:5 · Mark 1:8 · Proverbs 1:23 · Luke 3:16 · Matthew 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · John 14:26 · Joel 3:18 · Ezekiel 36:25 · John 1:26 · Acts 19:2–4 · John 1:33

Acts 11:17 Acts 10:47 · Romans 9:20–26 · Romans 9:15–16 · Job 33:13 · Acts 15:8–9 · Daniel 4:35 · Romans 11:34–36

Acts 11:18 Romans 10:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Ezekiel 36:26 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Acts 20:21 · James 1:16–17 · Acts 5:31 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · Ephesians 3:5–8 · Acts 3:26 · Acts 21:20 · Romans 3:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.