Acts 11:17
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 11:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
If then God gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master — who was I that I could thwart God?”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn nun Gott ihnen die gleiche Gabe gegeben hat wie auch uns, die wir an den Herrn Jesus Christus geglaubt haben, wer war ich, daß ich vermocht hätte, Gott zu wehren?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así que, si Dios les dió el mismo don también como á nosotros que hemos creído en el Señor Jesucristo, ¿quién era yo que pudiese estorbar á Dios?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto, se Deus deu a eles igual dom, assim como também a nós, que temos crido no Senhor Jesus Cristo; quem era eu, pois, para que pudesse proibir a Deus?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Portanto, se Deus lhes deu o mesmo dom como concedera também a nós, quando acreditamos no Senhor Jesus Cristo, quem sou eu, para que me opusesse a Deus?"
📖 Acts 11:17 in Context
15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17Forasmuch 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?
18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
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