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The Holy Spirit at Pentecost

Acts 2:5

In 9 translations

BSB
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Or staying; similarly in verse 14
KJV
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
WEB
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
ASV
Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
LSV
And there were Jews dwelling in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,
YLT
And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,
DBY
Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.
DRC
Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
GNV
And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, of euery nation vnder heauen.

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  • NA27 read εἰς (“in”); NA28, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐν (“in”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Ἰερουσαλὴμ: Tyndale House: Ἱερουσαλὴμ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν·
RP2018
Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.
TR-Boyd
Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.
SCR1894
ησαν δε εν ιερουσαλημ κατοικουντες ιουδαιοι ανδρες ευλαβεις απο παντος εθνους των υπο τον ουρανον

Who and where

📍 Jerusalem◆ The Holy Spirit comes

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • Acts 8:2God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
  • Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  • Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
  • Acts 22:12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
  • Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
  • Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
  • Zechariah 8:18Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
  • Acts 8:27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
  • Exodus 23:16You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
  • Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
  • Luke 17:24For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
  • Luke 24:18One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
  • John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
  • Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

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