Acts 2:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

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  • Acts 2:1-7
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    1And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were al with one accord in one place.

    2And suddenly there came a sounde from heauen, as of a russhing and mightie winde, and it filled all the house where they sate.

    3And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, like fire, and it sate vpon eche of them.

    4And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance.

    5And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, of euery nation vnder heauen.

    6Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.

    7And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

  • Acts 2:9-14
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    9Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia,

    10And of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, & of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, and Iewes, & Proselytes,

    11Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.

    12They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?

    13And others mocked, and saide, They are full of newe wine.

    14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

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    44While Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy Ghost fell on al them which heard the word.

    45So they of the circumcision which beleeued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was powred out the gift of the holy Ghost.

    46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

    47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost, as well as we?

  • Acts 22:1-2
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    1Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.

    2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrewe tongue to them, they kept the more silence, and he sayd)

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    37Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

    38Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

  • 1Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.

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    20For thou bringest certaine strange thinges vnto our eares: we woulde knowe therefore, what these things meane.

    21For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.

  • 20For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

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

  • 6And the people gaue heed vnto those things which Philippe spake, with one accorde, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

  • 23If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

  • 21In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shal they not heare me, sayth the Lord.

  • 11For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.

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    9So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre.

    10There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme.

  • 12So when Peter saw it, he answered vnto the people, Ye me of Israel, why marueile ye at this? or why looke ye so stedfastly on vs, as though by our owne power or godlines, we had made this ma go?

  • 22But we will heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoken against.

  • 15And as I began to speake, the holy Ghost fell on them, euen as vpon vs at the beginning.

  • 8And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

  • 1Nowe the Apostles and the brethren that were in Iudea, heard, that the Gentiles had also receiued the worde of God.

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    7And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

    8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

    9For as much as we this day are examined of the good deede done to the impotent man, to wit, by what meanes he is made whole,

  • 12Thus by the hands of the Apostles were many signes and wonders shewed among the people (and they were all with one accorde in Solomons porche.

  • 7Come on, let vs goe downe, and there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache.

  • 5Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.

  • 3There is no speach nor language, where their voyce is not heard.

  • 13Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, & knew them, that they had bin with Iesus:

  • 2And saide vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since ye beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be an holy Ghost.

  • 26What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying.

  • 11Then when the people sawe what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in ye speach of Lycaonia, Gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men.

  • 33Since then that he by the right hande of God hath bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth this which yee nowe see and heare.

  • 16But this is that, which was spoken by the Prophet Ioel,