Acts 10:34–48

Gentiles Hear Good News

^34aOpening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that ^bGod is not one to show partiality,

³⁵but ^ain every nation the man who ^1bfears Him and ²does what is right is welcome to Him.

³⁶“The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^apreaching ^1bpeace through Jesus Christ (He is ^cLord of all)—

³⁷you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

³⁸“¹You know of ^aJesus of Nazareth, how God ^banointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^2cand how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^dGod was with Him.

³⁹“We are ^awitnesses of all the things He did both in the ¹land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^bput Him to death by hanging Him on a ²cross.

⁴⁰“^aGod raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,

^41anot to all the people, but to ^bwitnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^cwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

⁴²“And He ^aordered us to ¹preach to the people, and solemnly to ^btestify that this is the One who has been ^cappointed by God as ^dJudge of the living and the dead.

⁴³“Of Him ^aall the prophets bear witness that through ^bHis name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

⁴⁴While Peter was still speaking these words, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ¹message.

^45aAll the ¹circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been ^bpoured out on the Gentiles also.

⁴⁶For they were hearing them ^aspeaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

⁴⁷“^aSurely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who ^bhave received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

⁴⁸And he ^aordered them to be baptized ^bin the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.