Acts 2:5

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven dwelling in Jerusalem.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

In Context

4Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

6When this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and they were bewildered because each one of them heard his own language being spoken.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Luke 17:24for just as lightning flashes from one part of the sky and shines to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

Acts 8:2Devout men carried Stephen away for burial and made great lamentation over him.

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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