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

3And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. 7They were amazed and astonished, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

Acts 2:5 word by word

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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• there were JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• residingκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• in JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• devoutεὐλαβήςeulabēs · devoutG2126
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• from everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Acts 2:5

• Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
• Acts 8:27So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
• Exodus 23:16Also you shall keep the Feast of the Harvest of the first fruits of your labors from what you sow in the field; also the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year when you gather in the fruit of your labors from the field.
• Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all the nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.
• Zechariah 8:18Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
• Luke 24:18One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?”
• John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him.
• Acts 10:2a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.
• Acts 13:50But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.
• Acts 22:12“Now a certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
• Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the faces of people everywhere, who, when they hear the news of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
• Matthew 24:14This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
• Luke 17:24For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

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

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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