Acts 2:5

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Summary

Acts 2:5

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

Were

John 12:20

Devout

Luke 2:25

Bible References

Were

And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.

And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours which thou hast sown in the field, and the feast of in-gathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field.

And I, their works and their thoughts are before me. ... The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,

And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?

And there were certain Greeks among those who came up that they might worship in the feast;

Devout

And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

pious, and fearing God with all his house, both giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,

But the Jews excited the women of the upper classes who were worshippers, and the first people of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their coasts.

And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt there,

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.