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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Utterly amazed, they asked: &#8220Aren&#8217t all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they were amazed and were marveling, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were amazed and astonished, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They were amazed and astonished, saying, &#8220Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they were amazed and marveled, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they were astounded and marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were astounded and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they were astounded and amazed, saying, &#8220Look, aren&#8217t all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galil锟絘ns?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They were excited and amazed, and said: Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they were all amazed and marveled, saying, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Stunned and amazed, the people in the crowd said, "All of these men who are speaking are Galileans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, "These people who are talking like this are Galileans! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Stunned and amazed, they asked, "All of these people who are speaking are Galileans, aren't they? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Astounded and amazed, they asked one another, ?Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Completely baffled, they said, "Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They were all amazed and marveled, saying, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They were beside themselves with wonder, and exclaimed, "Are not all these speakers Galilaeans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were all amazed, and wondered, saying to one another, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they were amazed and were marveling, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, 'Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all were affected in mind and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not these speaking Galileans.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then all were astonished, and they wondered, saying: “Behold, are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Gal-i-læ’ans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they were all marveling and were amazed as they were saying, each to the other, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />They were amazed and astonished, and said one to another: Are not all these that are speaking, Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they were all astounded and marveled, saying, Are not all these who are speaking, Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying one to another, Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />struck with astonishment and admiration, they said to one another, are not these men who are speaking, all Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They were beside themselves with wonder, and exclaimed, "Are not all these speakers Galilaeans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they were amazed, and wondered, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they were all amazed and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not all these, that are speaking, Galileans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=297" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">The Holy Spirit at Pentecost</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1839.htm" title="1839: Existanto (V-IIM-3P) -- From ek and histemi; to put out of wits, i.e. Astound, or become astounded, insane.">Astounded</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2296.htm" title="2296: ethaumazon (V-IIA-3P) -- (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.">amazed,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">they asked,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">Are</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these men</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">are speaking</a> <a href="/greek/1057.htm" title="1057: Galilaioi (N-NMP) -- A Galilean, an inhabitant of Galilee. From Galilaia; Galilean or belonging to Galilea.">Galileans?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-15.htm">John 7:15</a></span><br />The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54-56</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. / “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-2.htm">Mark 6:2-3</a></span><br />When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? / Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-22.htm">Luke 4:22</a></span><br />All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a></span><br />“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41-42</a></span><br />Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? / Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a></span><br />But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-19.htm">John 12:19</a></span><br />Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a></span><br />Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a></span><br />Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Isaiah 33:19</a></span><br />You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?</p><p class="hdg">amazed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Acts 2:12</a></b></br> And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Acts 3:10</a></b></br> And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-11.htm">Acts 14:11,12</a></b></br> And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men… </p><p class="hdg">are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Acts 1:11</a></b></br> Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Matthew 4:18-22</a></b></br> And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a></b></br> And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/john/18-35.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Galilaeans</a> <a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Galileans</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Marvelled</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/mark/13-11.htm">Speakers</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/luke/20-18.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Wondered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/acts/8-10.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/acts/2-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Galilaeans</a> <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Galileans</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Marvelled</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Speakers</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/acts/3-23.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Wondered</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Astounded and amazed</b><br>The reaction of the crowd highlights the miraculous nature of the event. The terms "astounded" and "amazed" indicate a profound sense of wonder and disbelief. This response is consistent with other biblical accounts where divine intervention elicits awe, such as the reactions to Jesus' miracles (e.g., <a href="/mark/6-51.htm">Mark 6:51-52</a>). The Holy Spirit's arrival at Pentecost fulfills Jesus' promise in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>, empowering the disciples to be His witnesses. The crowd's amazement underscores the supernatural aspect of speaking in tongues, a sign of the Spirit's work.<p><b>they asked</b><br>The questioning by the crowd suggests a search for understanding and meaning. This mirrors other instances in Scripture where people seek to comprehend God's actions, such as Nicodemus questioning Jesus in <a href="/john/3-4.htm">John 3:4</a>. The inquiry reflects a common human response to divine mysteries, prompting further exploration and dialogue. It sets the stage for Peter's subsequent sermon, which provides clarity and context to the events unfolding.<p><b>“Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?</b><br>The identification of the speakers as Galileans is significant. Galilee was a region often viewed with skepticism and prejudice by Judeans, as seen in <a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a> when Nathanael questions if anything good can come from Nazareth. The Galilean identity of the disciples emphasizes God's use of the humble and unexpected to fulfill His purposes, aligning with the biblical theme of God choosing the lowly (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>). This also highlights the fulfillment of prophecy, as <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a> speaks of a great light coming from Galilee. The ability of Galileans to speak in various languages further demonstrates the power of the Holy Spirit, breaking down cultural and linguistic barriers to spread the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a></b><br>The primary speakers in this passage, who were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in various tongues.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A diverse group of Jews from various nations gathered in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost, witnessing the miraculous event.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/galileans.htm">Galileans</a></b><br>The apostles were identified as Galileans, a region in northern Israel, often considered less sophisticated or educated compared to Judeans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event took place, a central location for Jewish worship and pilgrimage, especially during significant feasts like Pentecost.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a></b><br>A Jewish feast occurring fifty days after Passover, marking the giving of the Law at Sinai and celebrated as a harvest festival.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Power of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit empowers believers to do extraordinary things beyond their natural abilities. Just as the apostles spoke in languages they had not learned, believers today can trust the Spirit to equip them for God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_the_unexpected.htm">God Uses the Unexpected</a></b><br>God often chooses those whom the world considers insignificant or unqualified to accomplish His purposes. The Galileans were not expected to be multilingual or influential, yet God used them mightily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The event at Pentecost demonstrates God's desire for unity among diverse peoples. The gospel transcends cultural and linguistic barriers, calling all to faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/astonishment_leads_to_inquiry.htm">Astonishment Leads to Inquiry</a></b><br>The crowd's amazement led them to question and seek understanding. Similarly, our lives should provoke curiosity in others, leading them to inquire about the hope we have in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_pentecost's_role_in_christianity.htm">What is the significance of Pentecost in Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_galileans_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Galileans in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_paul_and_peter_have_distinct_missions.htm">Galatians 2:7 - Why does Paul assert distinct missions for himself and Peter when Acts describes overlapping evangelistic activities, creating a potential contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_claim_he_wronged_no_one.htm">(2 Corinthians 7:2) Why does Paul insist he wronged no one, yet elsewhere admits to persecuting the church (cf. Acts 22:4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">They were all amazed and marvelled.</span>--It will be noted that this is precisely in accordance with what St. Paul describes as the effect of the gift of tongues. They were a "sign" to them that believed not, filling them with wonder, but the work of convincing and converting was left for the gift of prophecy (<a href="/1_corinthians/14-22.htm" title="Why tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serves not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.">1Corinthians 14:22</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Are not all these which speak Galilaeans?</span>--This was, of course, antecedently probable, but it is singular that this is the first assertion of the fact as regards the whole company. The traitor had been apparently the only exception (see Note on <a href="/matthew/10-4.htm" title="Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.">Matthew 10:4</a>), and he had gone to his own place.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> <span class="accented">- Saying</span> for <span class="accented">saying one to another</span>, A.V. and T.R. <span class="cmt_word">Amazed</span> (<span class="greek">ἐξίσταντο</span>; see <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9</a>, note). <span class="cmt_word">Galilaeans</span>; describing merely their nationality. The Galilaean accent was peculiar and well known (see <a href="/mark/14-70.htm">Mark 14:70</a>; <a href="/luke/22-59.htm">Luke 22:59</a> Matt, 26:73). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">In wonder</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐθαύμαζον</span> <span class="translit">(ethaumazon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">amazement,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐξίσταντο</span> <span class="translit">(Existanto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1839.htm">Strong's 1839: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ek and histemi; to put out of wits, i.e. Astound, or become astounded, insane.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they asked,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγοντες</span> <span class="translit">(legontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐχ</span> <span class="translit">(Ouch)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these [men]</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτοί</span> <span class="translit">(houtoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are speaking</span><br /><span class="grk">λαλοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(lalountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Galileans?</span><br /><span class="grk">Γαλιλαῖοι</span> <span class="translit">(Galilaioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1057.htm">Strong's 1057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Galilean, an inhabitant of Galilee. 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