Acts 2:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When this was noysed about, the multitude came together and were astonnyed, because that euery man hearde them speake with his owne language.

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  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym.
  • Acts 2:2 : 2 And sodenly there came a sounde fro heauen, as it had ben the commyng of a mightie wynde, and it fylled all the house where they sate.
  • Acts 3:11 : 11 And as the lame which was healed, helde Peter and Iohn, all the people ran amased vnto them, in the porche that is called Solomons.
  • 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 For a great doore and effectuall is opened vnto me, and there are many aduersaries.
  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troada, to preache Christes Gospell, and a doore was opened vnto me of the lorde,

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  • Acts 2:7-16
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    7They wondred all, and marueyled, saying among themselues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galilee?

    8And howe heare we euery man his owne tongue, wherin we were borne?

    9Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Iurie, and in Capadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

    10Phrygia, & Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parties of Lybia, which is besyde Cyrene, & straungers of Rome, Iewes and Proselytes.

    11Cretes and Arabians: we haue hearde them speake in our tongues, the wonderfull workes of God.

    12They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?

    13Other mocked, saying: These men are full of newe wyne.

    14But Peter standyng foorth with the eleuen, lyft vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iurie, and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and with your eares heare my wordes.

    15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeyng it is but the thirde houre of the day.

    16But this is that which was spoken by the prophete Ioel:

  • Acts 2:1-5
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    1And when the day of Pentecost was, they were all with one accorde in one place:

    2And sodenly there came a sounde fro heauen, as it had ben the commyng of a mightie wynde, and it fylled all the house where they sate.

    3And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, lyke as they had ben of fyre, and it sate vpon eche one of them.

    4And they were all fylled with the holy ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the spirite gaue them vtteraunce.

    5There were dwellyng at Hierusalem, Iewes, deuout men, out of euery nation of them that are vnder heauen.

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    44Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy ghost fell on all them whiche hearde the worde.

    45And they of the circumcision which beleued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the gentiles also was shedde out the gyft of the holy ghost.

    46For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:

    47Can any man forbid water, that these shoulde not be baptized, which haue receaued the holy ghost aswell as we?

  • 1And all the whole earth was of one language and lyke speache.

  • Gen 11:6-9
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    6And the Lorde sayd: Beholde, the people is one, and they haue all one language, and this they begin to do: neither is there any let to them from all those thinges whiche they haue imagined to do.

    7Come on, let vs go downe, and there confounde their language, that euerye one perceaue not his neighbours speache.

    8And so the Lorde scattered them from that place into the vpper face of all the earth, and they left of to buylde that citie.

    9And therfore is the name of it called Babel, because the Lord dyd there confounde the language of all the earth: and from thence dyd the Lorde scatter them abrode vpon the face of all the earth.

  • 2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrue tongue to the, they kept ye more scilence. And he saith:)

  • Acts 4:31-32
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    31And assoone as they had prayed, the place moued where they were assembled together, and they were all fylled with the holy ghost, and they spake the worde of God boldely.

    32And the multitude of them that beleued, were of one heart, and of one soule: Neither sayde any of them, that ought of ye thynges which he possessed, was his owne: but they had all thinges common.

  • Acts 19:6-7
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    6And whe Paul had layde his handes vpon them, the holy ghost came on the, and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

    7And all the men were about twelue.

  • 12And by the handes of the Apostles, were many signes & wonders shewed among the people. (And they were all together with one accord in Solomons porche.

  • 23If therfore, when all the Churche is come together in one, & all speake with tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleue not: wyll they not say yt ye are out of your wittes?

  • 4But the multitude of the citie was deuided: and part helde with the Iewes, and part with the Apostles.

  • 6And the people gaue heede vnto those thynges whiche Philip spake with one accorde, hearyng and seing the miracles which he dyd.

  • Acts 3:10-12
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    10And they knewe hym, that it was he, which sate and begged at the beawtifull gate of the temple. And they wondred, and were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym.

    11And as the lame which was healed, helde Peter and Iohn, all the people ran amased vnto them, in the porche that is called Solomons.

    12And when Peter sawe that, he aunswered vnto the people: Ye men of Israel, why maruayle ye at this, or why loke ye so on vs, as though by our owne power or godlynesse, we had made this man to go?

  • 32Some therfore cryed one thyng, and some another, and the assemblie was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherfore they were come together.

  • 13Nowe when they sawe the boldnesse of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned and lay men, they marueyled, and they knewe them that they had ben with Iesu:

  • 43And feare came vpon euery soule. And many wonders and signes were done by the Apostles.

  • 8But ye shall receaue power, after that the holy ghost is come vpon you: And ye shalbe witnesses vnto me, both in Hierusalem, and in al Iurie, & in Samarie, and euen vnto the worldes ende.

  • 37Nowe when they hearde this, they were pricked in their heartes, and sayde vnto Peter, & vnto the other Apostles: Ye men & brethren, what shall we do?

  • 11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lyft vp their voyces, saying in the speache of Lycaonia: Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men.

  • 16Saying: What shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by them, and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we can not denie it.

  • 33Then sence that he by the ryght hande of God was exalted, and hath receaued of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed foorth this, which ye nowe see, and heare.

  • 7And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?

  • 15And as I began to speake, the holy ghost fell on them, as he dyd on vs at the begynnyng.

  • 22What is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall heare that thou art come.

  • 15And in those dayes, Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and said (The number of names together, were about an hundred and twentie)

  • 1And the apostles & brethre that were in Iurie, hearde that ye heathe had also receaued the worde of God.