Acts 2:5
Now there were in Jerusalem sojourning Jews, reverent men from every nation who were under heaven;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 23:16And the festival of harvest with the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou shalt sow in the field, And the festival of ingathering—at the outgoing of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Isaiah 66:18Because, I, …for their works and their devices, doth it come! …Am about to gather together all nations and tongues,—So shall they come and see my glory.
Matthew 24:14And this glad message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the inhabited earth, for a witness unto all the nations,—and, then, will have come, the end.
Luke 17:24For, just as, the lightning, flashing out of the one part under heaven, unto the other part under heaven, shineth, so, shall be, the Son of Man.
John 12:20Now there were certain Greeks, from among them who were coming up that they might worship in the feast.
Acts 8:2Howbeit reverent men assisted at the burial of Stephen, 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 →