134 Grk “just as also we.” The auxiliary verb in English must be supplied. This could be either “have” (, ) or “did” (). “Did” is preferred here because the comparison Peter is making concerns not just the fact of the present possession of the Spirit (“they received the Spirit we now possess”), but the manner in which the Gentiles in Cornelius’ house received the Spirit (“they received the Spirit in the same manner we did [on the day of Pentecost]”).
135 The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question, “can he?” The question is rhetorical. Peter was saying these Gentiles should be baptized since God had confirmed they were his.

In other versions

“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

“Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

“Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?”

“Surely no one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!”

Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

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