Acts 2:11

Acts 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
• New International Version (NIV)(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”

Context of Acts 2:11

9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!” 12All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others jeered at the speakers, saying, “They are drunk on new wine!”

Acts 2:11 word by word

Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι, Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες, ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ θεοῦ;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• CretesΚρήςKrēs · CretanG2912
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ArabiansἌραψAraps · ArabianG690
• we do hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• in ourἡμέτεροςhēmeteros · ourG2251
• tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• the wonderful worksμεγαλεῖοςmegaleios · mightyG3167
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Acts 2:11

• Acts 27:7We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
• 1 Kings 10:15besides what he collected from the merchants, traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land.
• 2 Chronicles 17:11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
• 2 Chronicles 26:7God helped him in his campaigns against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.
• Isaiah 13:20No one will live there again; no one will ever reside there again. No bedouin will camp there, no shepherds will rest their flocks there.
• Isaiah 21:13Here is a message about Arabia: In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night, you Dedanite caravans.
• Jeremiah 3:2“Look up at the hilltops and consider this. You have had sex with other gods on every one of them. You waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the desert. You defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods.
• Jeremiah 25:24all the kings of Arabia who live in the desert;
• Galatians 1:17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
• Galatians 4:25Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?
• Job 9:10he does great and unsearchable things, and wonderful things without number.
• Psalms 26:7to give you thanks, and to tell about all your amazing deeds.
• Psalms 40:5O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
• Psalms 71:17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
• Psalms 77:11I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!

Commentaries on Acts 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Cretes - Natives of Crete, a large and noted island in the Levant, or eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, now called Candia. Arabians - Natives of Arabia, a well known country of Asia, having the Red Sea on the west; the Persian Gulf on the east; Judea on the north; and the Indian Ocean on the south. The wonderful works of God - Such as the incarnation of Christ; his various miracles, preaching, death, resurrection, and ascension; and the design of God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Cretes - Crete, now called Candia, is an island in the Mediterranean, about 200 miles in length and 50 in breadth, about 500 miles southwest of Constantinople, and about the same distance west of Syria or Palestine. The climate is mild and delightful, the sky unclouded and serene. By some this island is supposed to be the Caphtor of the Hebrews, Genesis 10:14. It is mentioned in the Acts as the place touched at by Paul, Acts 27:7-8, Acts 27:13. This was…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

Topics related to Acts 2:11

• Arabians
• Crete
• Feasts
• Gospel
• Language
• Orator
• Prophecy
• Readings, Select
• Revivals
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Testimony
• Tongue

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Approve
• Arabia
• Confound
• Crete
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Messiah

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