Acts 2:11

Praise and worship Miracles and God's intervention

⁹ Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,

both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

¹² Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

¹³ But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
KJV: Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
WEB: Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
ASV: Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
DARBY: Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
BLB: both Jews and converts; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking [in] our own tongues the great things of God!”

ÅB: både jøder og tilhengere av jødenes tro, kretere og arabere: vi hører dem tale om Guds store gjerninger på våre tungemål?
OTB: Kretere og arabere—vi hører dem forkynne Guds mektige gjerninger på våre egne språk!»
B1930: både jøder og tilhengere av jødenes tro, kretere og arabere: vi hører dem tale om Guds store gjerninger på våre tungemål?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 12:10
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
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Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
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Titus 1:12
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
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Jeremiah 25:24
all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
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Job 9:10
He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
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Psalms 78:4
We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
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Hebrews 2:4
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
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Psalms 26:7
to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
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