Peter defends Gentile salvation

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

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.