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 there appeared to them cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language. 7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?

Acts 2:5 word by word

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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• wereἦνēn · wasG2258
• dwellingκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• devoutεὐλαβήςeulabēs · devoutG2126
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Acts 2:5

• Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
• Acts 8:27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
• Exodus 23:16And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
• Isaiah 66:18For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• Zechariah 8:18And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
• Luke 24:18And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?
• John 12:20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
• Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
• Acts 10:2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
• Acts 13:50But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their land.
• Acts 22:12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,
• Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
• Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
• Luke 17:24For as the lightning, that lighteneth from the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
• Colossians 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am 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