Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Either Jews by birth or converts, and some are Cretans and Arabians--yet we all alike hear them speaking in our own tongues of the great things that God has done."
New American Standard Bible
Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.”
King James Version
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Holman Bible
Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking the magnificent acts of God in our own languages.”
International Standard Version
Cretans, and Arabs, listening to them talk in our own languages about the great deeds of God?"
A Conservative Version
Cretes and Arabians. We hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.
American Standard Version
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
Amplified
Cretans and Arabs—we all hear them speaking in our [native] tongues about the mighty works of God!”
An Understandable Version
Cretans and Arabians. How can it be that we hear [these apostles] speaking about the mighty accomplishments of God in the language of our national origin?
Anderson New Testament
Cretes and Arabians we hear them speaking, in our own tongues, the wonderful works of God?
Bible in Basic English
Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.
Common New Testament
Cretans and Arabswe hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Cretes, and Arabians, we hear them all proclaiming in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Darby Translation
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
Godbey New Testament
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking the mighty works of God in our own languages.
Goodspeed New Testament
Cretans and Arabs??e all hear them tell in our native tongues the mighty deeds of God."
John Wesley New Testament
we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God?
Julia Smith Translation
Cretes and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.
King James 2000
Cretans and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our [own] languages the great deeds of God!"
Modern King James verseion
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking the great things of God in our own languages.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jews and converts, Greeks and Arabians: We have heard them speak with our own tongues the great works of God."
Moffatt New Testament
Cretans and Arabians, we hear these men talking of the triumphs of God in our own languages!"
Montgomery New Testament
we all hear these men telling in our own tongue what great things God has done."
NET Bible
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs -- we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!"
New Heart English Bible
Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God."
Noyes New Testament
Cretans and Arabianshow is it that we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God?
Sawyer New Testament
Cretes and Arabs, do we hear them speak in our tongues of the great works of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Cretans and Arabians, we do hear them speaking in our own tongues the magnificent things of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own several tongues the marvellous things of God.
Webster
Cretes and Arabians we hear them speak in our languages the wonderful works of God.
Weymouth New Testament
Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which God has done."
Williams New Testament
Cretans and Arabs -- we hear them all alike telling in our own tongues the great wonders of God."
World English Bible
Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!"
Worrell New Testament
Cretans, and Arabians??e hear them speaking in our own languages the wonderful works of God?"
Worsley New Testament
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.'
Themes
Crete » Character of the inhabitants of
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Cloven tongues
Feasts » Instituted by moses » Aliens (non-jews) were permitted to attend
the anniversary Feasts » The jews dispersed in distant parts often attended
Language » Many spoken at jerusalem
Language » Power of speaking different » Necessary to spread of the gospel
Language » Mentioned in scripture » Parthian and other lands
Language » Kinds of, mentioned » Arabic, &c
Orator » Instances of » Apostles
Select readings » Peter on the day of pentecost
Revivals » Instances of » At pentecost, and times after pentecost
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References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Pentecost And The Coming Of The Holy Spirit
10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the districts of Libya adjoining Cyrene; some of us are visitors from Rome, 11 Either Jews by birth or converts, and some are Cretans and Arabians--yet we all alike hear them speaking in our own tongues of the great things that God has done." 12 They were all utterly amazed and bewildered. "What does it mean?" they asked one another.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 27:7
For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavorable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete,
Acts 27:12
And, as the harbor was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favor of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbor, open to the north-east and south-east.
1 Corinthians 12:10
To another the gift of preaching; to another the gift of distinguishing between true and false inspiration; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues'; to another the power to interpret 'tongues.'
1 Corinthians 12:28
In the Church God has appointed, first, Apostles, secondly Preachers, thirdly Teachers; then he has given supernatural powers, then power to cure diseases, aptness for helping others, capacity to govern, varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
Galatians 1:17
Or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who were Apostles before me, I went to Arabia, and came back again to Damascus.
Galatians 4:25
(The word Hagar meaning in Arabia Mount Sinai) and it ranks with the Jerusalem of to-day, for she and her children are in slavery.
Titus 1:5
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint Officers of the Church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
Titus 1:12
It was a Cretan--one of their own teachers--who said: 'Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers'; and his statement is true.
Hebrews 2:4
while God himself added his testimony to it by signs, and marvels, and many different miracles, as well as by imparting the Holy Spirit as he saw fit.