Acts 2:5
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.
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- Luke 2:25 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Acts 8:2 : 2 Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
- Acts 8:27 : 27 So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
- Acts 10:2 : 2 He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Acts 10:7 : 7 When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,
- Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
- Acts 22:12 : 12 A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
- Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
- Luke 17:24 : 24 For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
- Luke 24:18 : 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him,“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that have happened there in these days?”
- John 12:20 : 20 Seekers Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.
- Acts 2:1 : 1 The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
- Exod 23:16 : 16 “You are also to observe the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors that you have sown in the field, and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year when you have gathered in your harvest out of the field.
- Deut 2:25 : 25 This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”
- Isa 66:18 : 18 “I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.
- Zech 8:18 : 18 The message of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies came to me as follows:
- Matt 24:14 : 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
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- Acts 2:6-1611 verses82%
6 When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7 Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language?
9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
13 But others jeered at the speakers, saying,“They are drunk on new wine!”
14 Peter’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.
15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.
16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:
- Acts 2:1-44 verses77%
1 The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3 And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
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2 The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.
- Acts 14:3-42 verses70%
3 So 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.
4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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12 The 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.
- Acts 10:44-463 verses69%
44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
- Acts 22:1-22 verses68%
1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
2 (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
- Acts 4:31-322 verses68%
31 When 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.
32 Conditions Among the Early Believers The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.
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12 A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
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7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.)
- Acts 2:43-453 verses67%
43 Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.
44 All who believed were together and held everything in common,
45 and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.
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26 From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,
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1 The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
- Acts 4:4-52 verses67%
4 But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
5 On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.
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15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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1 Peter 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.
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4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
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7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
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11 At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
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13 When 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.
- Acts 11:19-202 verses66%
19 Activity 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.
20 But 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.
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3 Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.
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16 A crowd of people from the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits. They were all being healed.
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22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor.
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27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
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37 The 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?”