Acts 2:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.

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  • Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
  • 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
  • Titus 1:12 : 12 One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.
  • 1 Kgs 10:15 : 15 In addition to what came to him from the business of the traders, and from all the kings of the Arabians, and from the rulers of the country.
  • 2 Chr 17:11 : 11 And some of the Philistines took offerings to Jehoshaphat, and made him payments of silver; and the Arabians gave him flocks, seven thousand, seven hundred sheep, and seven thousand, seven hundred he-goats.
  • 2 Chr 26:7 : 7 And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim.
  • Job 9:10 : 10 Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.
  • Ps 26:7 : 7 That I may give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
  • Ps 71:17 : 17 O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.
  • Ps 77:11 : 11 I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.
  • Ps 78:4 : 4 We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.
  • Ps 89:5 : 5 In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
  • Ps 96:3 : 3 Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.
  • Ps 107:8 : 8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 107:15 : 15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 107:21 : 21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 111:4 : 4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.
  • Ps 136:4 : 4 To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Isa 13:20 : 20 People will never be living in it again, and it will have no more men from generation to generation: the Arab will not put up his tent there; and those who keep sheep will not make it a resting-place for their flocks.
  • Isa 21:13 : 13 The word about Arabia. In the thick woods of Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands of Dedanites!
  • Isa 25:1 : 1 O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
  • Jer 3:2 : 2 Let your eyes be lifted up to the open hilltops, and see; where have you not been taken by your lovers? You have been seated waiting for them by the wayside like an Arabian in the waste land; you have made the land unclean with your loose ways and your evil-doing.
  • Jer 25:24 : 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed people living in the waste land;
  • Dan 4:2-3 : 2 It has seemed good to me to make clear the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done with me. 3 How great are his signs! and how full of power are his wonders! his kingdom is an eternal kingdom and his rule goes on from generation to generation.
  • Acts 27:7 : 7 And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;
  • Acts 27:12 : 12 And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.
  • Gal 1:17 : 17 And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus.
  • Gal 4:25 : 25 Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children.

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