Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which 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.
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."
Webster
Cretes and Arabians we hear them speak in our languages the wonderful works of God.
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
Topics
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References
American
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 of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians. 11 Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which God has done." 12 They were all astounded and bewildered, and asked one another, "What can this mean?"
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 27:7
It took several days of slow sailing for us to come with difficulty off Cnidus; from which point, as the wind did not allow us to get on in the direct course, we ran under the lee of Crete by Salmone.
Acts 27:12
and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.
1 Corinthians 12:10
to another the exercise of miraculous powers; to another the gift of prophecy; to another the power of discriminating between prophetic utterances; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues;' to another the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
Galatians 1:17
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were my seniors in the Apostleship, but I went away into Arabia, and afterwards came back to Damascus.
Galatians 4:25
This is Hagar; for the name Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage together with her children.
Titus 1:5
I have left you behind in Crete in order that you may set right the things which still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town, as I directed you to do;
Titus 1:12
One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."
Hebrews 2:4
while God corroborated their testimony by signs and marvels and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed in accordance with His own will.