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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 />Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And how do we each hear our own language in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And how <i>is it that</i> we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And how <i>is it that</i> we each hear <i>them</i> in our own language to which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And how is it that we each hear <i>them</i> in our own language to which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And how is it that we each hear <i>them</i> in our own language in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then how is it that each of us hears in our own language <i>or</i> native dialect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then why do we hear them speaking our very own languages? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And how hear we, every man in our own language, wherein we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why do we hear them speaking in our native dialects?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And how do we hear every man in our own language, wherein we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />How then does each of us hear his own native language spoken by them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And how do we each hear our own language in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And how hear we each in our own dialect, in which we were born?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we were born? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And how is it that we have each heard them in our own language, into which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then how does each of us hear them in his own native language?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How is it that we hear every man in our own native language?<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 />“How are we hearing, everyone, his own dialect in which we were born?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And how is it that we hear, every one in our own language in which we were born?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And how do we hear each one in our own dialect in which we were born,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And how do we hear every man in our own peculiar dialect, in which from our birth we were brought up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />how comes it then that we hear every man talking in our own native tongue?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />How then does each of us hear his own native language spoken by them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And how do we hear, each in our own language in which we were born;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and how do we every one hear them in our own native tongue?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/2-8.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=304" 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">7</span>Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">How is it then that</a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekastos (Adj-NMS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">each</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">of us</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">hears them</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hē (RelPro-DFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idia (Adj-DFS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">own</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: egennēthēmen (V-AIP-1P) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">native</a> <a href="/greek/1258.htm" title="1258: dialektō (N-DFS) -- Language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking. From dialegomai; a discourse, i.e. dialect.">language?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,…<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="/genesis/11-7.htm">Genesis 11:7-9</a></span><br />Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” / So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. / That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.<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="/1_corinthians/14-21.htm">1 Corinthians 14:21</a></span><br />It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Zephaniah 3:9</a></span><br />For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49</a></span><br />The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,<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="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a></span><br />Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a></span><br />to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">1 Corinthians 12:28</a></span><br />And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-30.htm">1 Corinthians 12:30</a></span><br />Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Mark 16:17</a></span><br />And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Acts 19:6</a></span><br />And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a></span><br />by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">1 Corinthians 14:2</a></span><br />For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/18-37.htm">Born</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Dialect</a> <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/john/16-13.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Language</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Native</a> <a href="/john/1-17.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Born</a> <a href="/acts/21-40.htm">Dialect</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/acts/14-11.htm">Language</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Native</a> <a href="/acts/19-25.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/acts/13-28.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/acts/2-26.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">Words</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>How is it then that each of us</b><br>This phrase reflects the astonishment and confusion of the crowd gathered in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost. The crowd consisted of Jews from various regions, each with their own dialects and languages. The question highlights the miraculous nature of the event, as it was unexpected for such a diverse group to understand the apostles without a common language. This moment fulfills Jesus' promise in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> that the disciples would receive power from the Holy Spirit to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth.<p><b>hears them</b><br>The ability to hear and understand the apostles speaking in different languages was a supernatural event enabled by the Holy Spirit. This hearing was not just auditory but also comprehensible, indicating a divine intervention that allowed the message of the Gospel to transcend linguistic barriers. This event signifies the reversal of the confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where God scattered people by giving them different languages. Here, God unites people through the understanding of the Gospel.<p><b>in his own native language?</b><br>The term "native language" refers to the specific dialect or language spoken by individuals from different regions. This detail emphasizes the personal nature of the miracle, as each person heard the message in the language most familiar to them. This inclusivity underscores the universal scope of the Gospel, intended for all nations and peoples. It also prefigures the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations, highlighting the global mission of the Church.<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 <a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Acts 2</a>, filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in various languages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of the event, where Jews from every nation had gathered for the Feast of Pentecost.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>Comprised of devout Jews from various regions, each hearing the apostles speak in their native languages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a></b><br>A Jewish feast occurring fifty days after Passover, marking the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The divine presence enabling the apostles to speak in different tongues, signifying the birth of the Church.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit enables the apostles to speak in various languages, symbolizing the unity of believers from diverse backgrounds.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empowerment_for_mission.htm">Empowerment for Mission</a></b><br>The event at Pentecost empowers the apostles to fulfill the Great Commission, emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reversal_of_babel.htm">Reversal of Babel</a></b><br>Pentecost reverses the confusion of languages at Babel, highlighting God's desire for unity and understanding among His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit is central to the life and mission of the Church, equipping believers with gifts for service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_global_vision.htm">God's Global Vision</a></b><br>The inclusion of all languages at Pentecost reflects God's heart for all nations and peoples to hear the Gospel.<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/how_does_fnv_address_cultural_gaps.htm">How does the First Nations Version handle cultural differences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_daily_compassion.htm">What is the purpose of speaking in tongues?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_glossolalia.htm">What is glossolalia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_cyril_and_methodius.htm">Who were the historical figures Cyril and Methodius?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">And how hear we every man in our</span> <span class= "bld">own tongue?</span>--We have here, it is obvious, a composite utterance, in which the writer embodies the manifold expressions which came from those who represented the several nationalities that are afterwards enumerated.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> <span class="accented">- Language</span> for <span class="accented">tongue</span>, A.V. Language (<span class="greek">διαλέκτῳ</span>, as in <a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Acts 1:19</a>). It only occurs in the New Testament in the Acts, and may mean either <span class="accented">language</span> or <span class="accented">dialect.</span> Here it is properly rendered <span class="accented">language</span>, and is synonymous with <span class="greek">γλώσσαις</span> in ver. 11. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/2-8.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">How is it then that</span><br /><span class="grk">πῶς</span> <span class="translit">(pōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕκαστος</span> <span class="translit">(hekastos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> </span><span class="str2">Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of us</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hēmeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hears [them]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούομεν</span> <span class="translit">(akouomen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">own</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(idia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">native</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγεννήθημεν</span> <span class="translit">(egennēthēmen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">language?</span><br /><span class="grk">διαλέκτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(dialektō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1258.htm">Strong's 1258: </a> </span><span class="str2">Language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking. 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