Acts 2:12
All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
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Referenced Verses
- Luke 15:26 : 26 So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
- Luke 18:36 : 36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.
- Acts 2:7 : 7 Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
- Acts 10:17 : 17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
- Acts 17:20 : 20 For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”
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- Acts 2:1-99 verses87%
1The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
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,
- Acts 2:13-164 verses82%
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.
15In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.
16But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:
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11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
- Acts 10:44-474 verses79%
44The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
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?”
- Acts 4:13-142 verses74%
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.
14And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
- Acts 3:10-123 verses74%
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?
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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?”
- Acts 17:19-213 verses74%
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.)
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26Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”
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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.
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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.
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43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,
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7(Now there were about twelve men in all.)
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43Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.
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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?
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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.
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2(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
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24Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.
- Acts 4:7-82 verses71%
7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
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18and all who heard it were astonished at what the shepherds said.
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16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
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31When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.
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10They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
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17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
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2and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
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32So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.
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15Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.
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6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
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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!”
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52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.