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Acts 11:17Acts.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?

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Or, puisque Dieu leur a accordé le même don qu'à nous qui avons cru au Seigneur Jésus-Christ, pouvais-je, moi, m'opposer à Dieu?

KJV

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?

Patristic reading

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  • Ratramnus

    Against the Objections of the Greeks Book One

    gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God's way?" (Acts 11:17). Although here God, or the Holy Spirit, who filled the hearts of the believers and gave them the knowledge of tongues, or certainly the Father could be understood; if…
  • Anonymous

    Treatise on Rebaptism

    s He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" (Acts 11:15-17). And again: "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. An…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 121 (Migne)

    sicut et nobis qui credidimus in Dominum Jesum Christum, ego quis eram qui possem prohibere Deum (Act. XI, 17) ? Quamvis hic Deus, vel Spiritus sanctus, qui corda repleverit credentium, et linguarum dederit scientiam, vel certe Pater possit intelligi; tamen si consideremus verb…

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