## Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God ##

These were spoken languages that people could identify for the Jews to acknowledge that the Gentiles were indeed praising God.

## Can anyone keep water from these people…  ##

This is a rhetorical statement for "no one should keep water from these people". (see [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## they should not be baptized ##

Peter is making a negative statement, called litotes, with the rhetorical question to emphasize that these people deserve to be baptized. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## he commanded them to be baptized ##

"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]])

## Then they asked him ##

"the Gentiles asked Peter"