Acts 2:11

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both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!

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  • Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.
  • 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and different kinds of tongues.
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.
  • Titus 1:12 : 12 One of their own prophets has said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.'
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.
  • 1 Kgs 10:15 : 15 This did not include the income from the merchants, traders, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land.
  • 2 Chr 17:11 : 11 The Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabians brought him flocks—7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
  • 2 Chr 26:7 : 7 God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs who lived in Gur-Baal, and the Meunites.
  • Job 9:10 : 10 He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.
  • Ps 26:7 : 7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud and declaring all Your wonderful deeds.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods.
  • Ps 71:17 : 17 God, you have taught me from my youth, and to this day I declare your wondrous works.
  • Ps 77:11 : 11 Then I said, 'This is my sorrow: the years of the right hand of the Most High.'
  • Ps 78:4 : 4 We will not hide them from their children, but will tell the next generation the praises of the Lord, His strength, and the wonders He has done.
  • Ps 89:5 : 5 'I will establish your offspring forever and build your throne for all generations.' Selah
  • Ps 96:3 : 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
  • Ps 107:8 : 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His steadfast love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.
  • Ps 107:15 : 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His steadfast love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.
  • Ps 107:21 : 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His steadfast love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.
  • Ps 111:4 : 4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
  • Ps 136:4 : 4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever.
  • Isa 13:20 : 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there.
  • Isa 21:13 : 13 This is a prophecy about Arabia: You will camp in the thickets of Arabia, O caravans of Dedanites.
  • Isa 25:1 : 1 O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed long ago in perfect faithfulness.
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, whose counsel is wonderful and whose wisdom is magnificent.
  • Jer 3:2 : 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
  • Jer 25:24 : 24 All the kings of Arabia and the kings of the mixed peoples who live in the desert.
  • Dan 4:2-3 : 2 I had a dream that made me afraid; as I lay on my bed, the thoughts in my mind and the visions of my head terrified me. 3 I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon before me, so they could interpret my dream for me.
  • Acts 27:7 : 7 We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. Because the wind did not allow us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone.
  • Acts 27:12 : 12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided that we should set sail, hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, to winter there.
  • Gal 1:17 : 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
  • Gal 4:25 : 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

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