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Berean Standard Bible

““Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!””

Acts 10:47

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While Peter is still speaking at Cornelius's house, the Holy Spirit falls on all who hear the message. The Jewish believers with Peter are amazed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”

World English Bible (WEB)

“Can anyone forbid these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces respondió Pedro: ¿Puede alguno impedir el agua, para que no sean bautizados éstos que han recibido el Espíritu Santo también como nosotros?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿Quién puede oponerse a que yo bautice con agua a estas personas que han recibido el Espíritu Santo de la misma forma como lo recibimos nosotros?

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