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

3Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. 4And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. 6When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers. 7They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee,

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 2:1On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
• Acts 8:27So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
• Exodus 23:16“Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest. “Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields.
• Isaiah 66:18“I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory.
• Zechariah 8:18Here is another message that came to me from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• Luke 24:18Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.”
• John 12:20Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration
• Acts 8:2(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
• Acts 10:2He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.
• Acts 13:50Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
• Acts 22:12A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus.
• Luke 2:25At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
• Deuteronomy 2:25Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”
• Matthew 24:14And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.
• Luke 17:24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.
• Colossians 1:23But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.

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