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Peter and his friends stay for a few days to teach and disciple the new converts.

10:44-48 A Miracle with the Gentiles, Too!, HOLY SPIRIT FULLNESS. The fact that the
Gentile household of Cornelius was included in the outpouring of the Spirit is a
fulfillment of the prophecy of Joel 2:28 (“I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh”). The
presence of the sign of tongues was particularly significant to the Jews who were

accompanying Peter in that they received the Holy Spirit “just as we have” (Acts 10:47).
This was later related to the leadership in Jerusalem as evidence that the Gentiles had
truly been accepted by God in the plan of salvation (11:16-17). The baptism with the
Holy Spirit is for all believers (2:38-39). That these began speaking in tongues as Peter
was preaching reveals that the pattern of receiving Holy Spirit baptism is not dependent
upon first being baptized in water, however, it does not make water baptism optional
for a believer.

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