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 was being celebrated, all of them were together in one place.

So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship.

You are to observe the Festival of Harvest, celebrating the first fruits of your work in planting the field, and the Festival of Tabernacles at the end of the year, when you gather the fruit of your work from the field.

"But as for me, I know their actions and their thoughts. Come and gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.

Once again this message from the LORD come to me:

The one whose name was Cleopas answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn't know what happened there in the past few days?"

Now some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival.

Devout

Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

But the Jewish leaders stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials in the city, started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territory.

"A certain Ananias, who was a devout man with respect to the Law and who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.