Acts 2:6

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When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking in their own language.

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  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • Acts 2:2 : 2 Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
  • Acts 3:11 : 11 While the healed man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on Solomon’s Colonnade, utterly amazed.
  • 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 For a great and effective door has been opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened for me in the Lord,

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    7They were astonished and amazed, saying, 'Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?'

    8How is it that each of us hears them in our native language where we were born?

    9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

    10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, visitors from Rome,

    11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!

    12They were all amazed and perplexed, asking one another, 'What does this mean?'

    13But others mocked and said, 'They are full of new wine.'

    14Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: 'Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.'

    15'These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!'

    16'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.'

  • Acts 2:1-5
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    1When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in one place.

    2Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

    3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

    5Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

    47“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

  • Gen 11:1
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    1Now the whole earth had one language and a common speech.

  • Gen 11:6-9
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    6The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do. Now nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them."

    7Come, let us go down and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.

    8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

    9That is why it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

  • Acts 22:2
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    2When they heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet, and he said:

  • Acts 4:31-32
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    31After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

    32The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common.

  • Acts 19:6-7
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    6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

    7There were about twelve men in all.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12Through the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were being performed among the people. And they were all gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade with one accord.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

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    4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles.

  • Acts 8:6
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    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

  • Acts 3:10-12
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    10They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

    11While the healed man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on Solomon’s Colonnade, utterly amazed.

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  • Acts 19:32
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    32Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in disarray, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

  • Acts 4:13
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    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

  • Acts 2:43
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    43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were performed through the apostles.

  • Acts 1:8
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    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 2:37
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    37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'

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    11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, 'The gods have come down to us in human form!'

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    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

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    15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.

  • Acts 21:22
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    22What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

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    1The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.