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873 B
Markdown
19 lines
873 B
Markdown
## Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God ##
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These were spoken languages that people could identify for the Jews to acknowledge that the Gentiles were indeed praising God.
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## Can anyone keep water from these people… ##
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This is a rhetorical statement for "no one should keep water from these people". (see [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## they should not be baptized ##
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Peter is making a negative statement, called litotes, with the rhetorical question to emphasize that these people deserve to be baptized. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## he commanded them to be baptized ##
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"Peter commanded the Gentiles to be baptized" (passive) or "Peter commanded the Jewish Christians to baptize the Gentile believers" (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## Then they asked him ##
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"the Gentiles asked Peter" |