Acts 2:5

Acts 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

Context of Acts 2:5

3Tongues that looked like fire appeared to them. The tongues arranged themselves so that one came to rest on each believer. 4All the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. Devout Jewish men from every nation were living in Jerusalem. 6They gathered when they heard the wind. Each person was startled to recognize his own dialect when the disciples spoke. 7Stunned and amazed, the people in the crowd said, “All of these men who are speaking are Galileans.

Acts 2:5 word by word

Ἦσαν δὲ Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• there wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• dwellingκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• devoutεὐλαβήςeulabēs · devoutG2126
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• out ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Acts 2:5

• Acts 2:1When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place.
• Acts 8:27So Philip went. An Ethiopian man who had come to Jerusalem to worship was on his way home. The man was a eunuch, a high-ranking official in charge of all the treasures of Queen Candace of Ethiopia.
• Exodus 23:16“Celebrate the Festival of the Harvest with the first produce harvested from whatever you plant in your fields. “Celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the year when you harvest your crops from the fields.
• Isaiah 66:18Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory.
• Zechariah 8:18The Lord of Armies spoke his word to me again.
• Luke 24:18One of them, Cleopas, replied, “Are you the only one in Jerusalem who doesn’t know what has happened recently?”
• John 12:20Some Greeks were among those who came to worship during the Passover festival.
• Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.
• Acts 10:2He and everyone in his home were devout and respected God. Cornelius gave many gifts to poor Jewish people and always prayed to God.
• Acts 13:50But Jews stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials of the city. These people started to persecute Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their territory.
• Acts 22:12“A man named Ananias lived in Damascus. He was a devout person who followed Moses’ Teachings. All the Jews living in Damascus spoke highly of him.
• Luke 2:25A man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. He lived an honorable and devout life. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel. The Holy Spirit was with Simeon
• Deuteronomy 2:25Today I will start to make all the people under heaven terrified of you. When they hear about you, they will tremble and shake because of you.”
• Matthew 24:14“This Good News about the kingdom will be spread throughout the world as a testimony to all nations. Then the end will come.
• Luke 17:24The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning that flashes from one end of the sky to the other.
• Colossians 1:23This is on the condition that you continue in faith without being moved from the solid foundation of the hope that the Good News contains. You’ve heard this Good News of which I, Paul, became a servant. It has been spread throughout all creation under heaven.

Commentaries on Acts 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Devout men, out of every nation - Either by these we are simply to understand Jews who were born in different countries, and had now come up to Jerusalem to be present at the passover, and for purposes of traffic, or proselytes to Judaism, who had come up for the same purpose: for I cannot suppose that the term , devout men, can be applied to any other. At this time there was scarcely a commercial nation under heaven where the Jews had not been scattered…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5There were dwelling at Jerusalem - The word rendered “dwelling” - ͂ katoikountes- properly means to have a fixed and permanent habitation, in distinction from another word - ͂ paroikeountes- which means to have a temporary and transient residence in a place. But it is not always confined to this signification; and it is not improbable that many wealthy foreign Jews had a permanent residence in Jerusalem for the convenience of being near the temple. This…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Since Pentecost was a feast people had to travel to attend, Jews from every nation were in Jerusalem (see study note on 2:1–4). They could hear the gospel (the good news about Jesus) in their own languages. The gospel is for all people (2:38–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men out of every nation--not, it would seem, permanently settled there (see Ac 2:9), though the language seems to imply more than a temporary visit to keep this one feast.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:5

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• Testimony
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In the dictionaries

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• Messiah
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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