Acts 2:10

Acts 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
• New International Version (NIV)Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
• English Standard Version (ESV)Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Context of Acts 2:10

8And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born? 9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty deeds of God.” 12And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Acts 2:10 word by word

Φρυγίαν τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι,Read the interlinear

• PhrygiaΦρυγίαPhrugia · PhrygiaG5435
• PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαPamphulia · PamphyliaG3828
• EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• and the partsμέροςmeros · partG3313
• of LibyaΛιβύηLibuē · LibyaG3033
• aroundκατάkata · according toG2596
• CyreneΚυρήνηKurēnē · CyreneG2957
• visitorsἐπιδημέωepidēmeō · to sojournG1927
• from RomeῬωμαῖοςRhōmaios · RomanG4514
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• proselytesπροσήλυτοςprosēlutos · proselyteG4339

Cross-references for Acts 2:10

• Acts 16:6They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
• Acts 18:23And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
• Acts 13:13Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
• Acts 14:24They passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia.
• Acts 15:38But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
• Acts 27:5When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
• Genesis 12:10Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.
• Isaiah 19:23On that day there will be a road from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
• Jeremiah 9:26Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all those inhabiting the desert who trim the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.”
• Hosea 11:1When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
• Matthew 2:15He stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
• Revelation 11:8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
• Jeremiah 46:9Go up, you horses, and drive wildly, you chariots, So that the warriors may march forward: Cush and Put, who handle the shield, And the Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.
• Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”
• Daniel 11:43But he will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.
• Acts 6:9But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

Commentaries on Acts 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Phrygia - A country in Asia Minor, southward of Pontus. Pamphylia - The ancient name of the country of Natolia, now called Caramania, between Lycia and Cilicia, near the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt - A very extensive country of African bounded by the Mediterranean on the north; by the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez, which divide it from Arabia, on the east; by Abyssinia or Ethiopia on the south; and by the deserts of Barca and Nubia on the west. It was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Phrygia, and Pamphylia - These were also two provinces of Asia Minor. Phrygia was surrounded by Galatia, Cappadocia, and Pisidia. Pamphylia was on the Mediterranean, and was bounded north by Pisidia. The language of all these places was doubtless the Greek, more or less pure. In Egypt - This was that extensive country, well known, on the south of the Mediterranean, watered by the Nile. It extends 600 miles from north to south, and from 100 to 120 miles…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. 10-11converts to Judaism: See study note on 13:43.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

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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