Acts 2:11
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
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2Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.
4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.
6When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
8And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language?
9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
12All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
13But others jeered at the speakers, saying,“They are drunk on new wine!”
14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
45The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
47“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
19Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.
20But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
19So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?
20For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”
21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)
10he said with a loud voice,“Stand upright on your feet.” And the man leaped up and began walking.
11So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language,“The gods have come down to us in human form!”
15“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
2(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
1Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
11For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
23So if the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and unbelievers or uninformed people enter, will they not say that you have lost your minds?
16saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
10and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
11Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.
12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
21It is written in the law:“By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” says the Lord.
12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
2For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit.
22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–
27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
1The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
22But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”
6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
7There they continued to proclaim the good news.
3There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard.
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
19When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
10There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.
37The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
11The Seven Sons of Sceva God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,