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came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speaking the own language. <a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. <a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. <a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. <a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. <a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because they were each one hearing them speak in his own language. <a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. <a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when this sound was heard, a crowd gathered, and they were bewildered because each one was hearing those in the upper room speaking in his own language or dialect. <a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own languages. <a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They gathered when they heard the wind. Each person was startled to recognize his own dialect when the disciples spoke. <a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages. <a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language. <a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. <a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a> When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When this sound was heard, the crowd came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So when this noise was heard, they came crowding together, and were amazed because everyone heard his own language spoken. <a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a> When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the rumor of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were, each one, hearing them speaking in his proper dialect, <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now of this sound having come about, the multitude came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speaking the own language. <a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect, <a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. <a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and was confused in mind, because each one was listening to them speaking in his own language. <a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a> At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And as the sound took place, all the people gathered together, and they were confused because every man heard them speak in his own language. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when that noise occurred, the entire populace gathered and was agitated, because each one of them heard that they were speaking in their dialects.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When the report of this had gone abroad, the multitude came together; and they were perplexed, for each one heard them speak in his own language. <a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and this report prevailing, the multitude came together and was confounded, because they were hearing them speaking each one in his own dialect. <a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And when this report spread, the multitude collected around them, and were overwhelmed with astonishment, because they heard them speaking every one in his own peculiar dialect. <a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and upon the rumour of this event, the multitude came together, and were confounded, every man hearing the disciples speak in his own language. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So when this noise was heard, they came crowding together, and were amazed because everyone heard his own language spoken. <a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and, when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were greatly surprised, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when this rumor was spread, the multitude came together and were astonished; for every one heard them speaking in his own language. <a href="/parallel/acts/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">The Holy Spirit at Pentecost</a> …5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And when</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tautēs (DPro-GFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnēs (N-GFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">sound</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genomenēs (V-APM-GFS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">rang out,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4128.htm" title="4128: plēthos (N-NNS) -- A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.">a crowd</a> <a href="/greek/4905.htm" title="4905: synēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From sun and erchomai; to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or, cohabit.">came together</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4797.htm" title="4797: synechythē (V-AIP-3S) -- Or sugchuno from sun and cheo or its alternate; to commingle promiscuously, i.e. to throw into disorder, to perplex.">in bewilderment,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</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/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkouon (V-IIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountōn (V-PPA-GMP) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speaking</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.">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/1258.htm" title="1258: dialektō (N-DFS) -- Language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking. From dialegomai; a discourse, i.e. dialect.">language.</a> 7Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Genesis 11:7-9</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10-11</a> Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. / If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me. <a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a> Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Zephaniah 3:9</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-21.htm">1 Corinthians 14:21-22</a> 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.” / Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers. <a href="/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46</a> “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">1 Corinthians 14:2</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18</a> “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a> After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, <a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Mark 16:17</a> And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-5.htm">1 Corinthians 1:5</a> For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">1 Corinthians 2:4</a> My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.was noised abroad.<a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Acts 3:11</a> And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.<a href="/1_corinthians/16-9.htm">1 Corinthians 16:9</a> For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.<a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm">2 Corinthians 2:12</a> Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,confounded.<a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">Matthew 2:3</a> When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/21-23.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/luke/9-7.htm">Bewildered</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Bewilderment</a> <a href="/luke/24-37.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/8-45.htm">Crowding</a> <a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Dialect</a> <a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/19-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/3-29.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/19-13.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Language</a> <a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Noised</a> <a href="/john/10-19.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/luke/7-17.htm">Rumour</a> <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/1-3.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Special</a> <a href="/john/21-23.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/5-37.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/acts/2-7.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Bewildered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Bewilderment</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Crowding</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Dialect</a> <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Language</a> <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/19-29.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/joshua/6-27.htm">Noised</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Rumour</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/2-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/2-7.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Special</a> <a href="/acts/4-17.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">Together</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div>1. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a> 12. <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a> 43. <a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And when this sound rang out The "sound" refers to the noise like a violent wind that filled the house where the apostles were gathered (<a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a>). This event took place during the Jewish festival of Pentecost, a time when Jerusalem was filled with pilgrims from various regions. The sound signifies the arrival of the Holy Spirit, fulfilling Jesus' promise in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>. The imagery of wind is often associated with the Spirit in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9-10</a> and <a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a>.a crowd came together in bewilderment The crowd's gathering indicates the significant impact of the sound, drawing people from different backgrounds. The term "bewilderment" suggests confusion and amazement, highlighting the supernatural nature of the event. This moment sets the stage for Peter's sermon, which leads to the conversion of about three thousand people (<a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Acts 2:41</a>). The gathering of the crowd fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-32</a>, where God promises to pour out His Spirit on all people.because each one heard them speaking his own language This miraculous event demonstrates the reversal of the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where God confused human language. Here, the Holy Spirit enables the apostles to speak in various languages, symbolizing the unifying power of the Gospel. This moment foreshadows the global mission of the Church, as Jesus commanded in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>. The ability to speak in different tongues signifies the inclusivity of the Gospel, breaking down cultural and linguistic barriers, as later emphasized by Paul in <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a> The primary speakers in this event, filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in various languages. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> A diverse group of Jews from different nations gathered in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost, who were bewildered by hearing their own languages. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where this event takes place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a> A Jewish feast occurring 50 days after Passover, marking the giving of the Law at Sinai and now the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The divine presence enabling the apostles to speak in different languages, signifying the birth of the Church.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Power of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit empowers believers to transcend natural limitations, enabling them to fulfill God's purposes. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The event at Pentecost demonstrates God's desire for unity among diverse peoples, breaking down barriers of language and culture. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Pentecost is a direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, showing God's faithfulness to His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_witness.htm">The Importance of Witness</a> The apostles' ability to speak in various languages highlights the importance of communicating the Gospel to all people. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty in Timing</a> The timing of the Holy Spirit's outpouring during Pentecost shows God's perfect plan and timing in the unfolding of His redemptive history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a> <a href="/q/what_is_speaking_in_tongues.htm">What is the gift of speaking in tongues?</a> <a href="/q/what's_pentecost's_role_in_christianity.htm">What is the significance of Pentecost in Christianity?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a> <a href="/q/did_disciples_instantly_speak_real_languages.htm">Is there historical or linguistic evidence that the disciples could instantly speak real foreign languages (Acts 2:4, 6–8)? </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>(6) When this was noised abroad. . . .--Better When there had been this voice, or utterance. The word for "voice" is never used for rumour or report in the New Testament; always of some utterance--human (<a href="/matthew/3-3.htm" title="For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.">Matthew 3:3</a>; <a href="/galatians/4-20.htm" title="I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.">Galatians 4:20</a>), angelic (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm" title="For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:">1Thessalonians 4:16</a>; <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm" title="And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;">Revelation 5:11</a>), or divine (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm" title="And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.">Matthew 3:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm" title="While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him.">Matthew 17:5</a>). In <a href="/john/3-7.htm" title="Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.">John 3:7</a> (see Note there) we find it used, in the same connection as in this verse, for the "voice" or "utterance" of the Spirit. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And when this sound (φωνή) was heard for now when this was noised abroad A.V., which the words cannot mean; speaking for speak, A.V. This sound. The question still remains whether the sound (φωνή) refers to the sound (ἤχος) of the rushing mighty wind mentioned in ver. 2, or to the voices of those who spake with tongues. If the last, we should rather have expected sounds or voices in the plural; and it is further in favor of the former that μενῆς τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης seems to take up the ἐγένετο ἤχος of ver. 2. The word φωνή is applied to πνεῦμα in <a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a>. Nor is it likely, at first sight, that the disciples in the house where they were sitting should have spoken loud enough to attract the notice of people outside. Whereas the sound of a rushing mighty wind, sufficient (as in Acts 3:31) to shake the house, would naturally he heard by passers-by. On the other hand, however, φωνή seems to point decisively to the human voice (see its use, <a href="/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">1 Corinthians 14:7-10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/acts/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And [when] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. this ταύτης (tautēs) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. sound φωνῆς (phōnēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. rang out, γενομένης (genomenēs) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a crowd πλῆθος (plēthos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4128.htm">Strong's 4128: </a> A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace. came together συνῆλθεν (synēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4905.htm">Strong's 4905: </a> From sun and erchomai; to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or, cohabit. in bewilderment, συνεχύθη (synechythē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4797.htm">Strong's 4797: </a> Or sugchuno from sun and cheo or its alternate; to commingle promiscuously, i.e. to throw into disorder, to perplex. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. each ἕκαστος (hekastos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. one εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. heard ἤκουον (ēkouon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. speaking λαλούντων (lalountōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. [his] τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. own ἰδίᾳ (idia) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. language. διαλέκτῳ (dialektō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1258.htm">Strong's 1258: </a> Language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking. 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