Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
Can any forbid water that these should be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also have?
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Holman Bible
“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
International Standard Version
"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"
A Conservative Version
Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also?
American Standard Version
Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
Amplified
“Can anyone refuse water for these people to be baptized, since they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?”
An Understandable Version
"Who can keep these people [i.e., Cornelius' household] from being immersed in water now that they have received the Holy Spirit just like we [apostles] have?" [See 2:4].
Anderson New Testament
Can any one for bid the water, that these should not be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
Bible in Basic English
Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?
Common New Testament
"Can anyone refuse the water for these people to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
then Peter said, can we refuse the water of baptism to such as have received the holy spirit as well as we?
Darby Translation
Can any one forbid water that these should not be baptised, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did?
Godbey New Testament
Then Peter responded, Whether is any one able to forbid the water, that these shall not be baptized, whosoever received the Holy Ghost as we indeed?
Goodspeed New Testament
"Can anyone refuse the use of water to baptize these people when they have received the holy Spirit just as we did?"
John Wesley New Testament
Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?
Julia Smith Translation
Much less can any hinder water, for these not to be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit as also we?
King James 2000
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Surely no one can withhold the water for these [people] to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!"
Modern King James verseion
Can anyone forbid water that these, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we, should not be baptized?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptised, which have received the holy ghost as well as we?"
Moffatt New Testament
"Can anyone refuse water for the baptism of these people ??people who have received the holy Spirit just as we ourselves have?"
Montgomery New Testament
Then Peter said, "Can any one refuse water for the baptism of these men who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?"
NET Bible
"No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"
New Heart English Bible
"Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
Noyes New Testament
Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?
The Emphasized Bible
Surely then, the water, can no man forbid, that these should not be immersed, - seeing that, the Holy Spirit, they have received, as well as we.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Can any one forbid the water for baptising these persons, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Can any one refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?"
Webster
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
Weymouth New Testament
"Can any one forbid the use of water, and object to these persons being baptized--men who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?"
Williams New Testament
"No one can refuse the use of water, can he, for these to be baptized, since they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did ourselves?"
World English Bible
"Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
Worrell New Testament
"Can any one forbid the water, that these should not be immersed, who, indeed, received the Holy Spirit as well as we?"
Worsley New Testament
Then said Peter, Can any one forbid water, that these persons should not be baptized, who have received the holy Spirit, as well as we?
Youngs Literal Translation
Then answered Peter, 'The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'
Interlinear
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 10:47
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Speaks With Cornelius
46 for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered, 47 Can any forbid water that these should be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also have? 48 And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they desired him to remain some days.
Cross References
Acts 8:36
And as they went on the way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me from being baptized?
Acts 2:4
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 8:12
But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
Acts 11:15-17
And when I began to speak the Holy Spirit fell on them as also on us in the beginning.
Acts 15:8-9
And the heart-searching God testified to them, giving to them the Holy Spirit even as to us,
Romans 4:11
And he received the symbol of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which was in uncircumcision, so that he became the father of all that believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may also be accounted to them,
Romans 10:12
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call upon him.