Acts 2:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

How is it that we hear each in our own language in which 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 entire house where they were sitting.

    3And there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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

    6When this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

    7They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, 'Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans?'

  • Acts 2:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,

    10Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

    11Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

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

    13Others mocking said, 'They are full of new wine.'

    14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, 'Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

  • Acts 10:44-47
    4 verses
    76%

    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.

    45And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

    46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

    47Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

  • Acts 22:1-2
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    75%

    1Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.

    2And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more silent. And he said,

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    70%

    37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'

    38Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Gen 11:1
    70%

    1And the whole earth had one language and one speech.

  • Acts 17:20-21
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    20For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we want to know what these things mean.

    21For all the Athenians and foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear some new thing.

  • Acts 4:20
    70%

    20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

  • Acts 4:16
    69%

    16Saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

  • Acts 8:6
    69%

    6And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles he did.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
    69%

    23Therefore, if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are mad?

  • 1 Cor 14:21
    69%

    21In the law it is written: With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people, and yet for all that they will not hear me, says the Lord.

  • Isa 28:11
    69%

    11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will speak into the air.

    10There are, perhaps, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without significance.

  • Acts 3:12
    69%

    12And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? or why do you look so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

  • Acts 28:22
    68%

    22But we desire to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.

  • Acts 11:15
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    15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

  • Acts 15:8
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    8And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as He did to us;

  • Acts 11:1
    68%

    1And the apostles and brothers that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    68%

    7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?

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

    9If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

  • Acts 5:12
    68%

    12And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

  • Gen 11:7
    67%

    7Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

  • Gen 10:5
    67%

    5By these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

  • Ps 19:3
    67%

    3There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.

  • Acts 4:13
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    13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus.

  • Acts 19:2
    67%

    2He said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We have not even heard whether there is any Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 14:26
    67%

    26How is it then, brethren? When you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

  • Acts 14:11
    67%

    11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

  • Acts 2:33
    67%

    33Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Acts 2:16
    66%

    16But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: