Acts 11:18

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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When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

BSB

When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

KJV

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

ASV

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

BBE

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

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Ἀκούσαντες Akousantes Having heard G191 δὲ de then G1161 ταῦτα tauta these things G3778 ἡσύχασαν hēsuchasan they were silent G2270 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐδόξασαν edoxasan glorified G1392 τὸν ton (the) G3588 θεὸν theon God G2316 λέγοντες legontes saying G3004 ἄρα ara Then indeed G686 γε ge indeed G1065 καὶ kai also G2532 τοῖς tois to the G3588 ἔθνεσιν ethnesin Gentiles G1484 ὁ ho (the) G3588 θεὸς theos God G2316 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 μετάνοιαν metanoian repentance G3341 εἰς eis unto G1519 ζωὴν zōēn life G2222 ἔδωκεν.¶ edōken has given G1325

The early church

"When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life." Do you mark that it all came of Peter's discourse, by his admirably skilful way of relating the facts? They glorified God that He had given repentance to themselves also: they were humbled by these words. Hence was the door of faith opened thenceforth to the Gentiles.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
Whence being at last afraid, "they held their peace and glorified God." It was not possible for me to hinder - a forcible plea indeed, and such as might well put them to shame.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–18

The imperfect state of human nature strongly appears, when godly persons are displeased even to hear that the word of God has been received, because their own system has not been attended to. And we are too apt to despair of doing good to those who yet, when tried, prove very teachable. It is the bane and damage of the church, to shut out those from it, and from the benefit of the means of grace, who are not in every thing as we are. Peter stated the whole affair. We should at all times bear with the infirmities of our brethren; and instead of taking offence, or answering with warmth, we should explain our motives, and show the nature of our proceedings. That preaching is certainly right, with which the Holy Ghost is given. While men are very zealous for their own regulations, they should take care that they do not withstand God; and those who love the Lord will glorify him, when made sure that he has given repentance to life to any fellow-sinners. Repentance is God's gift; not only his free grace accepts it, but his mighty grace works it in us, grace takes away the heart of stone, and gives us a heart of flesh. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit.

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SalvationJoyGlorifying GodGifts From GodCatholicity

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