For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said, 'Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water, can they?'—the glossolalia ('speaking in tongues,' lalein glossais) is Pentecostal sign-gift demonstrating Spirit-reception; it is public and audible testimony. The 'praising God' (megalynein ton theon) shows the Spirit's effect: magnifying, exalting the Lord. Peter's rhetorical question (expecting negative answer) asserts that water baptism must follow Spirit-baptism; the Spirit has already cleansed them.

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