Acts 2:3

and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves; and one sat upon each of them.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

In Context

2And suddenly there came out of heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled the whole house where they were sitting;

4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Confound, O Lord! divide their counsels! For I behold violence and strife in the city.

Isaiah 11:2The spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of the knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah,

Malachi 3:2But who shall abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he shall be like the fire of the refiner, And like the soap of the fuller.

Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

John 1:32And John bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:2-5

The Day of Pentecost. 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. We have here an account of the descent of the Holy Ghost upon… Read the whole commentary →

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