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When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"
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Commentators unanimously agree this is a pivotal moment. After hearing Peter's testimony, the Jerusalem church officially acknowledged that God's plan of salvation included Gentiles. This shattered long-held cultural and religious prejudices, establishing the universal nature of the gospel and opening the doors of the church to the entire world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They held their peace. They were convinced, as Peter had been, by the manifest indications of the will of God.
Then hath God
Held their peace (ησυχασαν). Ingressive aorist active indicative of ησυχαζω, old verb to be quiet, to keep quiet. The wrangling (v…
19th Century
Anglican
They held their peace, and glorified God.—The difference of tenses in the two Greek verbs implies that they first held th…
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On hearing about Peter’s experiences, the Christians at Jerusalem “remained silent” and “praised God.” This probably means that his critics, at lea…
16th Century
Protestant
When they heard these things they were quieted. The outcome shows that those who contended with Peter were not motivated by malice. This i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When they heard these things Peter's vision at Joppa, and Cornelius's at Caesarea, and the wonderful pouring forth of the Spir…
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The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears when godly people are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because …
