KJV King James Version
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
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Acts 2:11
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
WEB World English Bible
Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
ASV American Standard Version
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.’
Surrounding context — Acts 2
8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἸουδαῖοίG2453 · IoudaiosJewτεG5037 · teand/bothκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσήλυτοι,G4339 · prosēlutosproselyteΚρῆτεςG2912 · KrēsCretanκαὶG2532 · kaiandἌραβες,G690 · ArapsArabianἀκούομενG191 · akouōto hearλαλούντωνG2980 · laleōto speakαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμετέραιςG1473 · egōI/weγλώσσαιςG1100 · glōssatongueτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoμεγαλεῖαG3167 · megaleiosmightyτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ;¶G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 12:10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:Exodus 15:11Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?Psalm 78:4We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.Psalm 26:7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.Job 9:10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.Hebrews 2:4God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?Jeremiah 25:24And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,Titus 1:12One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.Titus 1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:Psalm 89:5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.Acts 27:12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Psalm 107:21Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!Isaiah 28:29This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, [which] is wonderful in counsel, [and] excellent in working.2 Chronicles 17:11Also [some] of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.Psalm 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.Psalm 96:3Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.Psalm 107:15Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!Psalm 107:8Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
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