Verse 8
Acts 2:8
World English Bible
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How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν;
English Translation
And how do we hear each of us in our own language in which we were born?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1
Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
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Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the ho...
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3
Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
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4
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit ga...
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5
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
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When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard...
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7
They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galile...
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8
How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
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Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
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10
Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and prose...
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11
Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God (Elohim)!”
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12
They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
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13
Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”
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14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Jude...
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15
For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
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16
But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
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17
‘It will be in the last days, says God (Elohim),
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.
Your s...
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18
Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days,
I will pour out my Spirit, and they wil...
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19
I will show wonders in the sky above,
and signs on the earth beneath;
blood, and fire, and billows o...
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20
The sun will be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and glorious day of...
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21
It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
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22
“Men of Israel, hear these words! Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth, a man approved by God (Elohim) to you...
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23
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God (Elohim), you have taken...
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24
whom God (Elohim) raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible t...
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25
For David says concerning him,
‘I saw the Lord always before my face,
For he is on my right hand, th...
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26
Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
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because you will not leave my soul in Hades,
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
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28
You made known to me the ways of life.
You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
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29
“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his t...
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30
Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God (Elohim) had sworn with an oath to him that of the...
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31
he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, a...
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This Yashua (Jesus) God (Elohim) raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
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Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God (Elohim), and having received from the Father the p...
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34
For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my...
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until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
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“Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God (Elohim) has made him both Lord and C...
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37
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles...
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38
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Yashua (Jesus) Christ...
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39
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lor...
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40
With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked ge...
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41
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousan...
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42
They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and p...
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43
Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
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All who believed were together, and had all things in common.
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45
They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
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46
Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they t...
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47
praising God (Elohim), and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by d...
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