Acts 2:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.”

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BSBPD

“And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 2:6 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
  2. Acts 2:2Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
  3. Acts 3:11While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
  4. 1 Corinthians 16:9because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
  5. 2 Corinthians 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

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