Acts 2:8
And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language?
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- Acts 2:1-77 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?
- Acts 2:9-146 verses81%
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,
11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
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.
- Acts 10:44-474 verses76%
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 22:1-22 verses75%
1Paul’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 2:37-382 verses70%
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?”
38Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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1The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
- Acts 17:20-212 verses70%
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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20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
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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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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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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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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.
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11For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
- 1 Cor 14:9-102 verses69%
9It is the same for you. If you do not speak clearly with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.
10There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.
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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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22But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”
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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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8And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
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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.
- Acts 4:7-93 verses68%
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,
9if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–
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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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7Come, let’s go down and confuse their language so they won’t be able to understand each other.”
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5From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.
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3There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard.
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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.
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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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26Church Order What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.
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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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33So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
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16But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: