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 like fire spreading out appeared to them and settled on each one of them. 4They were all filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh and began to speak in other tongues as the Ruach enabled them to speak out. Now Jewish people were staying in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound came, the crowd gathered. They were bewildered, because each was hearing them speaking in his own language. 7And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “All these who are speaking—aren’t they Galileans?

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 2:1When the day of Shavuot had come, they were all together in one place.
• Acts 8:27So he got up and went. And behold, an Ethiopian eunuch—an official who was responsible for all the treasure of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians—had traveled to Jerusalem to worship
• Exodus 23:16Also you are to observe the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors that you sow in the field, as well as the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your crops from the field.
• Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts. It will come about that I will gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
• Zechariah 8:18Again the word of Adonai-Tzva’ot came saying:
• Luke 24:18Then the one named Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there 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 deeply for him.
• Acts 10:2He was a devout man, revering God with all his household. He gave tzadakah generously to the people and prayed to God continually.
• Acts 13:50But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and they drove them out of their district.
• Acts 22:12Then a certain Ananias—a devout man according to the Torah, well spoken of by all the Jewish people living there—
• Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Ruach ha-Kodesh was on him.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under heaven. When they hear the report about you, they will tremble and twist in anguish because of you.’
• Matthew 24:14This Good News of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
• Luke 17:24For just as the lightning flashes from one part of the sky and lights up another part, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, not budging from the hope of the Good News that you have heard. This Good News has been proclaimed throughout all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

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