For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
What does Acts 10:46 mean?
The Holy Ghost fell upon others after they were baptized, to confirm them in the faith; but upon these Gentiles before they were baptized, to show that God does not confine himself to outward signs.
Key themes
FaithSuffering and trialsPrayerTruthSpirit
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Keep this verse inside Acts 10:44-48 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Peter Person
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Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.
- Tongues, Confusion of People
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At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their division into nations. The descendants of Noah built a tower to prevent their dispersion; but God “confounded their language”.