Acts 2:8
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
And how heare we euery man in our owne tongue, wherein we were borne?
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Acts 2:8
Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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In what or which place, thing, time, state, action, respect, or matter.
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2:1AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2:1¶ And 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.
2:2And suddenly there came a sound from heauen 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.
2:3And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, like as of fire, and it sate vpon 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.
2:4And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the spirit gaue them vtterance.
2:5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
2:5And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, deuout men, out of euery nation vnder heauen.
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.
2:6Now †when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were ‖confounded, because that euery man heard them speake in his owne language.
2:7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans?
2:7And they were all amazed, and marueiled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speake, Galileans?
2:8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
2:8And how heare we euery man in our owne tongue, wherein we were borne?
Selected passage2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Iudea, 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,
2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya, about Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, Iewes and Proselites,
2:11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
2:11Cretes, and Arabians, we doe heare them speake in our tongues the wonderfull workes of God.
2:12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
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.
2:13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.