Acts 11:17-18 Therefore, if God gave to them i.e., the Gentiles the same gift as He gave to us Jews when we - apostles, See chapter believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I stand against the will of God by refusing to immerse them?'”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ [Therefore], if God gave to them [i.e., the Gentiles] the same gift as He gave to us [Jews] when we [apostles, See chapter 1-2] believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I stand against [the will of] God [by refusing to immerse them]?'” ¹⁸ So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, “[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life.”