Acts 2:5

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“Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.”

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“Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 2:5 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:16You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
  2. Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
  3. Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
  4. Zechariah 8:18Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
  5. Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  6. Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  7. Luke 17:24For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
  8. Luke 24:18One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
  9. John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
  10. Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
  11. Acts 8:2God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
  12. Acts 8:27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
  13. Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
  14. Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
  15. Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
  16. Acts 22:12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
  17. Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

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