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## Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God ##
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These were spoken languages that people could identify for the Jews to acknowledge that the Gentiles were indeed praising God.
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## Can anyone keep water from these people… ##
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Peter uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that "no one should keep water from these people." (see [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## he commanded them to be baptized ##
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"Peter commanded the Gentiles to be baptized" (passive) or "Peter commanded the Jewish Christians to baptize the Gentile believers." (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## Then they asked him ##
"the Gentiles asked Peter"