Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed {it}, Why hast thou made me thus? {repliest...: or, answerest again, or, disputest with God?}

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. {he giveth...: Heb. he answereth not}

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as {he did} unto us;

And all the inhabitants of the earth {are} reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and {among} the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}

Take {that} thine {is}, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. {abundance...: or, noise of the sea shall be turned toward thee} {forces: or, wealth}

For {it is} impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

And said, O LORD God of our fathers, {art} not thou God in heaven? and rulest {not} thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand {is there not} power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

And all the inhabitants of the earth {are} reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and {among} the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes {that were} of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.