Acts 10:34–48

³⁴Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism^{q 35}but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.^{r 36}You know the message^s God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news^t of peace^u through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.^{v 37}You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—³⁸how God anointed^w Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing^x all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.^y

³⁹“We are witnesses^z of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,^{a 40}but God raised him from the dead^b on the third day and caused him to be seen. ⁴¹He was not seen by all the people,^c but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate^d and drank with him after he rose from the dead. ⁴²He commanded us to preach to the people^e and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.^{f 43}All the prophets testify about him^g that everyone^h who believesⁱ in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”^j

⁴⁴While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on^k all who heard the message. ⁴⁵The circumcised believers who had come with Peter^l were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out^m even on Gentiles.^{n 46}For they heard them speaking in tongues^bo and praising God.

Then Peter said, ⁴⁷“Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water.^p They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”^{q 48}So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.^r Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.