Acts 2:12

Acts 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
• New International Version (NIV)Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Context of Acts 2:12

10Some of us are from Phrygia and Pamphylia. Some of us are from Egypt. Some of us are from the country of Libya, near the town of Cyrene. Some of us have come from Rome to visit Jerusalem. 11Some of us were born as Jews. Others of us are Gentiles who now obey God as the Jews do. Some of us are from Crete and some of us are from Arabia. But we all hear these people speaking in our own languages. They are speaking about all the great things that God has done.’ All the people were very surprised. They did not understand what was happening. ‘What does all this mean?’ they asked each other. 13But some other people laughed at the disciples. They said, ‘These people have drunk too much wine!’ 14Peter was there with the other 11 apostles and he stood up with them. He began to speak to the crowd with a loud voice. He said, ‘You people who are Jews like us, listen carefully to me. All of you who live here in Jerusalem, you also listen to me. I will explain to you everything that is happening.

Acts 2:12 word by word

ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηπόρουν ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες· τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they wereἐξίστημιexistēmi · to amazeG1839
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• were in doubtδιαπορέωdiaporeō · be perplexedG1280
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• oneἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• meanethθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Acts 2:12

• Acts 10:17Just then, Cornelius's men arrived there in Joppa. They found Simon's house. When they stopped at the gate of the house, Peter was still thinking about his dream and what it meant.
• Acts 17:20The officers said, ‘These strange ideas that you are teaching surprise us. Please explain to us what these ideas mean.’
• Luke 15:26So he asked one of the servants, “What is happening?”
• Luke 18:36Then he heard a large crowd of people as they went along the road. So he asked the people near him what was happening.

Commentaries on Acts 2:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Were in doubt - This expression, ́ diēporoundenotes “a state of hesitancy or anxiety about an event.” It is applied to those who are traveling, and are ignorant of the way, or who hesitate about the road. They were all astonished at this; they did not know how to understand it or explain it, until some of them supposed that it was merely the effect of new wine.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 The difference in languages which arose at Babel, has much hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first employed in spreading the Christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-4. when the day of Pentecost was fully come--The fiftieth from the morrow after the first Passover sabbath (Le 23:15, 16). with one accord--the solemnity of the day, perhaps, unconsciously raising their expectations.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:12

• Orator
• Prophecy
• Readings, Select
• Revivals
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In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable
• Pentecost
• Untoward

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings