Acts 2:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?

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  • Acts 2:1-7
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    1And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place,

    2and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

    3and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,

    4and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

    5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,

    6and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,

    7and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, `Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

  • Acts 2:9-14
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    9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,

    10Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that `are' along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

    11Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.'

    12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, `What would this wish to be?'

    13and others mocking said, -- `They are full of sweet wine;'

    14and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, `Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    44While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

    45and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

    46for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

    47Then answered Peter, `The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'

  • Acts 22:1-2
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    1`Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' --

    2and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, --

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    37And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we do, men, brethren?'

    38and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

  • Gen 11:1
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    1And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

  • Acts 17:20-21
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    20for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

    21and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

  • Acts 4:20
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    20for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'

  • Acts 4:16
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    16saying, `What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem `is' manifest, and we are not able to deny `it';

  • Acts 8:6
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    6the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

  • 1 Cor 14:21
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    21in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'

  • Isa 28:11
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    11For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
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    9so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

    10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning,

  • Acts 3:12
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    12and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, `Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

  • Acts 28:22
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    22and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'

  • Acts 11:15
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    15`And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

  • Acts 15:8
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    8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

  • Acts 11:1
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    1And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    7and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

    8Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

    9if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

  • Acts 5:12
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    12And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

  • Gen 11:7
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    7Give help, let us go down, and mingle there their pronunciation, so that a man doth not understand the pronunciation of his companion.'

  • Gen 10:5
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    5By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

  • Ps 19:3
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    3There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard.

  • Acts 4:13
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    13And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering -- they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been --

  • Acts 19:2
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    2he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive -- having believed?' and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

  • 1 Cor 14:26
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    26What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

  • Acts 14:11
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    11and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, `The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;'

  • Acts 2:33
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    33at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

  • Acts 2:16
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    16`But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel: