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Acts 2:5

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And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
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  1. Acts 8:2Rank 1 from verse 5
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    2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

  2. Luke 2:25Rank 2 from verse 5
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    25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

  3. Colossians 1:23Rank 3 from verse 5
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    23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

  4. Acts 10:2Rank 4 from verse 5
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    2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

  5. Acts 10:7Rank 5 from verse 5
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    7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

  6. Acts 13:50Rank 6 from verse 5
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    50But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

  7. Acts 2:1Rank 7 from verse 5
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    1AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

  8. Acts 22:12Rank 8 from verse 5
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    12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

  9. Acts 8:27Rank 9 from verse 5
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    27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

  10. Deuteronomy 2:25Rank 10 from verse 5
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    25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

  11. Exodus 23:16Rank 11 from verse 5
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    16And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

  12. Isaiah 66:18Rank 12 from verse 5
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    18For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

  13. John 12:20Rank 13 from verse 5
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    20¶ And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

  14. Luke 17:24Rank 14 from verse 5
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    24For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

  15. Luke 24:18Rank 15 from verse 5
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    18And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

  16. Matthew 24:14Rank 16 from verse 5
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    14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

  17. Zechariah 8:18Rank 17 from verse 5
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    18¶ And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,

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Acts 2:5

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dwelling

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Sense 1: Residing, remaining, or abiding. Sense 2: A habitation, home, resting place, or territory.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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devout

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Reverent, pious, and earnestly devoted in the fear or service of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:1AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2:2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

2:3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

2:5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

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2:6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

2:7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans?

2:8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

2:11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

2:12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

2:13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

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