Acts 2:8

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

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  • Acts 2:1-7
    7 verses
    87%

    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.

    6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking in their own language.

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

  • Acts 2:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    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.'

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    76%

    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?”

  • Acts 22:1-2
    2 verses
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    1Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.

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

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    70%

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

    38Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Gen 11:1
    70%

    1Now the whole earth had one language and a common speech.

  • Acts 17:20-21
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    20For you bring some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.

    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

  • Acts 4:20
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    20'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'

  • Acts 4:16
    69%

    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 1 Cor 14:21
    69%

    21In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.

  • Isa 28:11
    69%

    11Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
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    69%

    9In the same way, unless you speak intelligible words through your tongue, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

    10There are so many kinds of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

  • Acts 3:12
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    12When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

  • Acts 28:22
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    22But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.

  • Acts 11:15
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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 15:8
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    8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.

  • Acts 11:1
    68%

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

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    68%

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

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

    9'If we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man—how this man was healed—'

  • Acts 5:12
    68%

    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.

  • Gen 11:7
    67%

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

  • Gen 10:5
    67%

    5From these, the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each according to his language, family, and nation.

  • Ps 19:3
    67%

    3Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they reveal knowledge.

  • Acts 4:13
    67%

    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 19:2
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    2He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

  • 1 Cor 14:26
    67%

    26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

  • Acts 14:11
    67%

    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!'

  • Acts 2:33
    67%

    33Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Acts 2:16
    66%

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