Acts 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 2:25 : 25 And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
  • Acts 8:2 : 2 And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
  • Acts 8:27 : 27 And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.
  • Acts 22:12 : 12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,
  • Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
  • Luke 17:24 : 24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
  • Luke 24:18 : 18 Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?
  • John 12:20 : 20 Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast:
  • Acts 2:1 : 1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.
  • Exod 23:16 : 16 And the feast of the grain-cutting, the first-fruits of your planted fields: and the feast at the start of the year, when you have got in all the fruit from your fields.
  • Deut 2:25 : 25 From now on I will put the fear of you in all peoples under heaven, who, hearing of you, will be shaking with fear and grief of heart because of you.
  • Isa 66:18 : 18 And I am coming to get together all nations and tongues: and they will come and will see my glory.
  • Zech 8:18 : 18 And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
  • Matt 24:14 : 14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 2:6-16
    11 verses
    82%

    6 And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.

    7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

    8 And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

    9 Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

    10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,

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

    12 And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

    13 But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

    15 For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

    16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

  • Acts 2:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.

    2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

    3 And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

    4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

  • Neh 11:2
    71%

    2 And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 14:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

    4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

  • Acts 5:12
    70%

    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

  • Acts 10:44-46
    3 verses
    69%

    44 While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

    45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

    46 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

  • Acts 4:8
    68%

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Acts 22:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

    2 And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

  • Acts 4:31-32
    2 verses
    68%

    31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

    32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

  • Acts 22:12
    68%

    12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

  • Acts 19:7
    68%

    7 And there were about twelve of these men.

  • Acts 2:43-45
    3 verses
    67%

    43 But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

    44 And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;

    45 And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

  • Acts 17:26
    67%

    26 And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,

  • Gen 11:1
    67%

    1 And all the earth had one language and one tongue.

  • Acts 4:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

    5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

  • Acts 1:15
    67%

    15 And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,

  • Acts 11:1
    67%

    1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 15:4
    67%

    4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

  • Acts 1:8
    67%

    8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 6:7
    66%

    7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

  • Acts 11:11
    66%

    11 And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.

  • Acts 4:13
    66%

    13 Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

  • Acts 11:19-20
    2 verses
    66%

    19 Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.

    20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

  • 1 Chr 9:3
    66%

    3 And in Jerusalem there were living some of the sons of Judah, and of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh;

  • Acts 5:16
    66%

    16 And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

  • Zech 8:22
    66%

    22 And great peoples and strong nations will come to give worship to the Lord of armies in Jerusalem and to make requests for grace from the Lord.

  • Acts 10:27
    66%

    27 And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

  • Acts 2:37
    66%

    37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?