Acts 2:7

Acts 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans?
• New International Version (NIV)Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they were amazed and astonished, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

Context of Acts 2:7

5Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. They were amazed and astonished, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born? 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

Acts 2:7 word by word

ἐξίσταντο δὲ καὶ ἐθαύμαζον λέγοντες οὐχ ἰδοὺ ἅπαντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι;Read the interlinear

• They were amazedἐξίστημιexistēmi · to amazeG1839
• and astonishedθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whyἰδούidou · look!G2400
• are not allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• who are speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• GalileansΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios · GalileanG1057

Cross-references for Acts 2:7

• Acts 2:12And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
• Acts 3:10and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
• Acts 14:11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”
• Mark 1:27They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
• Mark 2:12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
• Acts 1:11They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
• Matthew 4:18Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 21:11And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
• John 7:52They answered him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”

Commentaries on Acts 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Are not all these - Galileans? - Persons who know no other dialect, save that of their own country. Persons wholly uneducated, and, consequently, naturally ignorant of those languages which they now speak so fluently.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Galileans - Inhabitants of Galilee. It was remarkable that they should speak in this manner, because: (1)They were ignorant, rude, and uncivilized, John 1:46. Hence, the term Galilean was used as an expression of the deepest reproach and contempt, Mark 14:70; John 7:52. (2)Their dialect was proverbially barbarous and corrupt, Mark 14:70; Matthew 26:73. They were regarded as an outlandish people, unacquainted with other nations and languages, and hence…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 2:7

• Feasts
• Galilee
• Language
• Orator
• Prophecy
• Readings, Select
• Revivals
• Testimony
• Tongue

In the dictionaries

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

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