ACTS 11:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.”
When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, 'So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.'—the apostles' acceptance ('had no further objections,' hēsychazan, literally 'quieted down,' 'became silent') indicates rational conviction; Peter's causal chain is irrefutable. Their praise ('doxazon ton theon, 'glorified God') shows religious joy at grace's universalization. The phrase 'repentance unto life' (metanoia eis zōēn) indicates that genuine transformation leads to eternal life; inclusion is real inclusion.
Church Fathers on Acts 11:18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. Acts 11:18 Do you mark that it all came of Peter's discourse, by his admirably skilful way of relating the facts? They glorified God that He had given repentance to themselves (καὶ αὐτοῖς) also: they were humbled by these words. Hence was the door of faith opened thenceforth to the Gentiles. But, if you please, let us look over again…
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