Acts 2:6

But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

In Context

5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.

7And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?

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Cross References

Acts 2:2And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.

1 Corinthians 16:9For a great door is opened to me and an effectual [one], and [the] adversaries many.

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:6-14

The Day of Pentecost. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in… Read the whole commentary →

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