Acts 2:6
When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 2:3 : 3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Acts 2:2 : 2 Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
- Acts 3:11 : 11 Peter 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.
- 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.
- 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me,
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- Acts 2:7-1610 verses87%
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,
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.
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:
- Acts 2:1-55 verses84%
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.
- Acts 10:44-474 verses80%
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?”
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1The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
- Gen 11:6-94 verses74%
6And the LORD said,“If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.
7Come, let’s go down and confuse their language so they won’t be able to understand each other.”
8So the LORD scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.
9That is why its name was called Babel– because there the LORD confused the language of the entire world, and from there the LORD scattered them across the face of the entire earth.
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2(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
- Acts 4:31-322 verses72%
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.
32Conditions 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.
- Acts 19:6-72 verses72%
6and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
7(Now there were about twelve men in all.)
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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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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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4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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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.
- Acts 3:10-123 verses71%
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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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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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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43Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.
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8But 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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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?”
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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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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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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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7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
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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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22What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.
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15In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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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.