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

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place,

So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch [a man of great authority], a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,

Also [you shall observe] the Feast of Harvest (Weeks, Pentecost, or First Fruits), acknowledging the first fruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. And [third] the Feast of Ingathering (Booths or Tabernacles) at the end of the year when you gather in [the fruit of] your labors from the field.

“For I know their works and their thoughts. The time is coming to gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see My glory.

Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me (Zechariah), saying,

One of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, “Are you the only stranger visiting Jerusalem who is unaware of the things which have happened here in these [recent] days?”

Now there were some Greeks (Gentiles) among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

Devout

Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].

a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always.

But the Jews incited the devout, prominent women and the leading men of the city, and instigated persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them forcibly out of their district.

“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout [carefully observing the divine Law], and looking for the Consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.