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they were sitting. <a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. <a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. <a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. <a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Suddenly, a sound like a violently blowing wind came from the sky and filled the whole house where they were staying. <a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting. <a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> when suddenly there came from the sky a sound as of a strong rushing blast of wind. This filled the whole house where they were sitting; <a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and there came suddenly out of the sky a sound as of a violent rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting, <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came out of heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting, <a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And suddenly was a sound from heaven as of a wind moving violently, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And suddenly, there came a sound from heaven, like that of a wind approaching violently, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. <a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a> And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Suddenly there was from Heaven a sound like a mighty wind and the whole place in which they were sitting was filled with it.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a rushing, violent wind, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. <a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a mighty, rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> when suddenly there came from the sky a sound as of a strong rushing blast of wind. This filled the whole house where they were sitting; <a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and suddenly there came out of Heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. <a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a strong rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <a href="/parallel/acts/2-2.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=259" 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> 1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/869.htm" title="869: aphnō (Adv) -- Suddenly. Adverb from aphanes; unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly.">Suddenly</a> <a href="/greek/2279.htm" title="2279: ēchos (N-NNS) -- (a) a sound, noise, (b) a rumor, report. Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise, i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor.">a sound</a> <a href="/greek/5618.htm" title="5618: hōsper (Adv) -- Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.">like</a> <a href="/greek/972.htm" title="972: biaias (Adj-GFS) -- Strong, violent. From bia; violent.">a mighty</a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: pheromenēs (V-PPM/P-GFS) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">rushing</a> <a href="/greek/4157.htm" title="4157: pnoēs (N-GFS) -- (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze.">wind</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">came</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: eplērōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">filled</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holon (Adj-AMS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">whole</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/3757.htm" title="3757: hou (Adv) -- Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where.">where</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">they were</a> <a href="/greek/2521.htm" title="2521: kathēmenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.">sitting.</a> 3They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.…<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="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a> Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-12</a> Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9-10</a> Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” / So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army. <a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a> The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">2 Samuel 22:16</a> The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. <a href="/job/38-1.htm">Job 38:1</a> Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a> For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Psalm 104:4</a> He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a> I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, <a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11</a> I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Luke 3:16</a> John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. <a href="/john/20-22.htm">John 20:22</a> When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. <a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Acts 4:31</a> After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. <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>And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.suddenly.<a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25,26</a> And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them… <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a> And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.<a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.as.<a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11</a> And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:<a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.<a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Song of Solomon 4:16</a> Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.it.<a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Acts 4:31</a> And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/21-24.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/john/6-18.htm">Blowing</a> <a href="/mark/7-34.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/john/20-20.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/21-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/1-22.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Impetuous</a> <a href="/luke/24-19.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/matthew/7-27.htm">Rush</a> <a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/john/20-12.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/john/12-29.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/john/16-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/acts/1-10.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/acts/1-21.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/john/6-18.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/17-23.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/acts/27-13.htm">Blowing</a> <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/2-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Impetuous</a> <a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Rush</a> <a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/acts/2-36.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/acts/27-4.htm">Wind</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>Suddenly The suddenness of the event emphasizes the unexpected and divine nature of the Holy Spirit's arrival. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's actions often occurring unexpectedly, as seen in the sudden appearance of angels or divine interventions throughout Scripture.a sound like a mighty rushing wind The sound is described as being similar to a powerful wind, which in biblical symbolism often represents the Spirit of God. The Hebrew word for spirit, "ruach," also means wind or breath, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>. This imagery connects to the presence of God and His creative power, as well as the prophecy in <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9-10</a>, where the breath of God brings life to dry bones.came from heaven The origin of the sound from heaven signifies its divine source, underscoring the heavenly authority and origin of the Holy Spirit. This aligns with the biblical understanding of heaven as the dwelling place of God, from where divine interventions and blessings are dispensed, as seen in the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16-17</a>).and filled the whole house The filling of the house symbolizes the comprehensive and all-encompassing nature of the Holy Spirit's presence. This mirrors the Old Testament accounts of God's glory filling the tabernacle and temple (<a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>), indicating a new era where God's presence dwells among His people in a new way.where they were sitting The disciples were sitting, a posture of waiting and readiness, reflecting their obedience to Jesus' command to wait for the Holy Spirit (<a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Acts 1:4</a>). This setting in a house also highlights the intimate and communal aspect of the early church, which often gathered in homes for worship and fellowship, as seen throughout Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The followers of Jesus who were gathered together in one place, waiting for the promised Holy Spirit. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the disciples were gathered, significant as the location of many pivotal events in early Christianity. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a> A Jewish feast occurring fifty days after Passover, during which the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The third person of the Trinity, whose arrival is marked by the sound of a mighty rushing wind. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The specific location where the disciples were gathered, traditionally believed to be the same room as the Last Supper.<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 sound of a mighty rushing wind signifies the powerful and transformative presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. <a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a> The suddenness of the event highlights God's perfect timing and sovereignty in fulfilling His promises. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_expectation.htm">Unity in Expectation</a> The disciples were gathered together in unity, emphasizing the importance of communal prayer and expectation in receiving God's promises. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_origin.htm">Heavenly Origin</a> The sound came "from heaven," reminding us that the Holy Spirit is a divine gift, not a human achievement. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_mission.htm">Preparation for Mission</a> The filling of the house with the sound signifies the preparation and empowerment of the disciples for their mission to spread the Gospel.<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/who_are_pentecostals.htm">Who are Pentecostals?</a> <a href="/q/what's_pentecost's_role_in_christianity.htm">What is the significance of Pentecost in Christianity?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_pentecost_significant.htm">What is the significance of the Day of Pentecost?</a> <a href="/q/what_caused_the_place_to_shake_in_acts_4_31.htm">(Acts 4:31) What natural or historical explanation could account for the physical shaking of the place where they prayed? </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>(2) Each aspect of the old Feast of Weeks, now known as Pentecost, or the "Fiftieth-day" Feast, presented a symbolic meaning which made it, in greater or less measure, typical of the work now about to be accomplished. It was the "feast of harvest, the feast of the firstfruits;" and so it was meet that it should witness the first great gathering of the fields that were white to harvest (<a href="/exodus/23-16.htm" title="And the feast of harvest, the first fruits of your labors, which you have sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors out of the field.">Exodus 23:16</a>). It was one on which, more than on any other, the Israelite was to remember that he had been a bondsman in the land of Egypt, and had been led forth to freedom (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm" title="And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt: and you shall observe and do these statutes.">Deuteronomy 16:12</a>), and on it, accordingly, they were to do no servile work (<a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm" title="You shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.">Leviticus 23:31</a>); and it was, therefore, a fit time for the gift of the Spirit, of whom it was emphatically true that "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (<a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm" title="Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.">2Corinthians 3:17</a>), and who was to guide the Church into the truth which should make men free indeed (<a href="/john/8-32.htm" title="And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.">John 8:32</a>). It was a day on which sacrifices of every kind were offered--burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and meat offerings, and peace offerings--and so represented the consecration of body, soul, and spirit as a spiritual sacrifice (<a href="/context/leviticus/23-17.htm" title="You shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven; they are the first fruits to the LORD.">Leviticus 23:17-20</a>). As on the Passover the first ripe sheaf of corn was waved before Jehovah as the type of the sacrifice of Christ, of the corn of wheat which is not quickened except it die (<a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest:">Leviticus 23:10</a>; <a href="/john/12-24.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it stays alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.">John 12:24</a>), so on Pentecost two wave-loaves of fine flour were to be offered, the type, it may be, under the light now thrown on them, of the Jewish and the Gentile Churches (<a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm" title="You shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven; they are the first fruits to the LORD.">Leviticus 23:17</a>). And these loaves were to be leavened, as a witness that the process of the contact of mind with mind, which--as the prohibition of leaven in the Passover ritual bore witness--is naturally so fruitful in evil, might yet, under a higher influence, become one of unspeakable good: the new life working through the three measures of meal until the whole was leavened. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm" title="Another parable spoke he to them; The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.">Matthew 13:33</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - From heaven a sound for a sound from heaven, A.V.; as of the rushing of a for as of a rushing, A.V. All the house; showing that it was in a private dwelling, not in the temple (as in <a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Acts 3:1</a>) that they were assembled (see <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a>). Perhaps the word "church" (ὁ κυριακὸς οῖκος) derives its use from these early meetings of the disciples in a house, as distinguished from the temple (τὸ ἱερὸν). <a href="/commentaries/acts/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Suddenly ἄφνω (aphnō) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_869.htm">Strong's 869: </a> Suddenly. Adverb from aphanes; unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly. a sound ἦχος (ēchos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2279.htm">Strong's 2279: </a> (a) a sound, noise, (b) a rumor, report. Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise, i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor. like ὥσπερ (hōsper) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5618.htm">Strong's 5618: </a> Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like. a mighty βιαίας (biaias) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_972.htm">Strong's 972: </a> Strong, violent. From bia; violent. rushing φερομένης (pheromenēs) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. wind πνοῆς (pnoēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4157.htm">Strong's 4157: </a> (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze. came ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person 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. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. filled ἐπλήρωσεν (eplērōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine 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. whole ὅλον (holon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. house οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. where οὗ (hou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3757.htm">Strong's 3757: </a> Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where. they were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. sitting. καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2521.htm">Strong's 2521: </a> To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. 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