Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
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Gill's Exposition
Can any man forbid water,.... The use of his river, or bath, or what conveniency he may have for baptizing persons: which shows, that it required a place of some quantity of water, sufficient for…
Barnes' Notes
Can any man forbid water ... - They have shown that they are favored in the same way as the Jewish converts. God has manifested himself to them as he did to the Jews on the day of Pentecost. Is it not…
Adam Clarke
Can any man forbid water - These had evidently received the Holy Ghost, and consequently were become members of the mystical body of Christ; and yet St. Peter requires that they shall receive baptism…
We have here the issue and effect of Peter's sermon to Cornelius and his friends. He did not labour in vain among them, but they were all brought home to Christ. Here we have,
I. God's owning Peter's…
Cambridge Bible
Can any man forbid water, &c. Though the gift of the Spirit has been made so apparent, yet St Peter does not omit the outward sign which Christ had ordained (Mat 28:19) for the admission of members…
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